Stirling electric generator

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Junkie
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Stirling electric generator

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I got my coke can Stirling to generate some power :mrgreen:

Here it is:
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It's only producing around 25mw but I found the rectifiers are wired badly
so I think theres room for improvement. I'm going to swap the diodes for some low voltage drop
schottkeys which might give a little more power. The fuel source is the three tea lights you see in the photo

Heres a youtube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN9ol5pdZ5Q

Not quite ready to ditch the electric co but getting close :razz:
http://www.scraptopower.co.uk My web site, Stirling engines and AE stuff.
Junkie
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Re: Stirling electric generator

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I made another vid showing it powering my radio, see here :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_-hxyTzFtY
http://www.scraptopower.co.uk My web site, Stirling engines and AE stuff.
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