alt.energy.homepower

z wrote:
> Yeah its been a hell of a winter!

Too much La Nina.

> So why horizontal? The primary reason was that I wanted a direct
> drive setup rather than a pully...

You need to put that (and all the rest) in a microhydro blog. Drop in a few
Google Adwords to pay for generator parts. We also need a video complete
with the sound of a turning system.

>> I saw a similar but horizontal installation on the Invention Nation
>> television show a few weeks ago.
> cool. I'll have to see if I can get that channel.

It's on the Science Channel:
/fansites/invention-nation/
I think it was the Sun Power episode. "Chris, Nobu and Micah battle veggie
engine trouble on the road to exploring solar concentrators, micro-hydro
power generation, state-of-the art lighting alternatives and solar ovens."
It'll be rebroadcast March 3rd, 4th, 5th and 9th.

>> The beautiful thing about hydro is that it is full-time.
> Yeah if you've got the water!

You're lucky in that department.

--
Chuck