I will very probably buy one of those since I have a wood stove and it is
nice to use some sort of fan to circulate the air when it is really cold =
and
the fire is stoked up first thing in the AM.

And I will most likely try running it on solar power outside during the
summer and may see if I can couple a little DC motor to it and light an L=
ED.

However, I don't believe it is producing anywhere near enough power to be
useful as a generator. It needs 350=B0F to turn over and circulates 200-3=
00
cfm of air when operating. The unit is 13 inches tall and 10 inches wide.
The fan has 5-blades, and is 10 inches in diameter. A unit warmed up on a
400=B0 surface will turn approximately 400 RPM.

Perhaps an array of them?

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James.

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> [mailto:piclist-bounces@MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Russell McMahon
> Sent: 2005 Oct 12, Wed 03:33
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> Subject: [EE] Stirling engine - made in USA and for sale now.
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> That will get them rushing to look - or hiding their heads in the sand
> :-)
> $US149 gets you a real Stirling Engine that you can take home=20
> and put to work immediately and usefully. More useful in some=20
> areas than others :-). Lifetime warranty.
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>         http://www.thermalengines.com/index.html
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> Site has videos of operation and animations.
> Note the, literally, manual start in video 1 - Stirlings tend=20
> to not be self starting.
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> Here's a little more information that I don't think is on the site:
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> The "Heat Wave" is being manufactured by Thermal Engine=20
> Corporation of Madison Alabama.
> Power Piston, graphite, 7/8" dia. x 1" stroke.
> Displacer, w/ regenerator, 2" dia. x 1" stroke.
> Hot side, black oxidized 304 stainless.
> Cold side, black anodized aluminum.
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