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06-27-2008, 04:42 PM
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Fusion Brain Creator
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ausi319  what if i made my own solar panel would that help?
any websites u can help me with to find that? 
You cannot make a more efficient solar panel than a multi-billion dollar fab plant can.
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06-27-2008, 05:02 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ausi319 what if i made my own solar panel would that help?
The challenge with making your own solar panel is the amount of time it takes to build the proper nets for catching Fotons, the semi-invisible and eel-like wave forms that comprise the actual electricity in solar power. You may be familiar them, you can usually see them in bright sunlight be squinting your eyes and looking side to side, they're the little bubbles that appear to float through your vision.
The big factories usually have acres and acres of solar nets for catching these, and trucks that ship them in to be fused into a piece of glass (which serves as a cage). They paint them black so they can't get out. BTW, don't ever scratch a solar cell, they might escape, and Fotons are what gives you sunburn, so even a small cell (with it's concentration) could, if handled improperly, give you a severe burn.
This is why you see laboratory technicians wearing the white bunny suits in their factories, the Fotons can't get through the high reflectivity of white cloth.
If you decide to set up a farm to harvest these, good luck! You might be able to stuff more of them into a solar cell than the US government allows (due to animal cruelty laws) and thereby get higher power levels, but if a USDA or SPCA inspector sees it, they might fine you for animal cruelty.
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06-28-2008, 01:18 PM
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how about if a little wind turbine thing on the side of my car so when my car moves the wind moves the propellers.
would that work?
if so how would i do this (instructions)
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06-28-2008, 01:23 PM
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Raw Wave
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ausi319 how about if a little wind turbine thing on the side of my car so when my car moves the wind moves the propellers.
would that work?
if so how would i do this (instructions)
Yes, and no. The extra drag would cause the battery to go flatter faster, and this wouldn't be compensated for by the small turbines. 
I'm actually looking forward to Chairboy's reply. 
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06-28-2008, 01:40 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rob Withey Yes, and no. The extra drag would cause the battery to go flatter faster, and this wouldn't be compensated for by the small turbines.
I'm actually looking forward to Chairboy's reply.
would it work with that and a solar panel on top?
i just dont know how to make a wind turbine that small?
anyone help?
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06-28-2008, 03:58 PM
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Fusion Brain Creator
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ausi319 would it work with that and a solar panel on top?
i just dont know how to make a wind turbine that small?
anyone help?
Incase you cant figure it out, no.
And they make microturbines, but not for this.
Just get a nitro car. More fun, and it will stop this insanity.
If you wanted to try it out, mount a fan (like a small PC fan) with the angled blades into the wind, and attach its axle to a dc motor (little electric ones). Put that through a charging circuit. You will notice the battery will die faster because of the drag unless you are in a tornado...
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06-28-2008, 05:00 PM
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Admin. Don't bug or I'll byte.
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If you mounted the solar panels to the car and connected them to a tiny DC generator, then used the generator to charge that batteries, THEN you might have something.
I heard of one guy doing this with his RC car and getting a 12 hour battery run out of it. Would have been longer but the sun went down.
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06-28-2008, 08:07 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bugbyte If you mounted the solar panels to the car and connected them to a tiny DC generator, then used the generator to charge that batteries, THEN you might have something.
I heard of one guy doing this with his RC car and getting a 12 hour battery run out of it. Would have been longer but the sun went down.
yea thats what i want to do. how do i get a tiny DC generator?
can i have a link or something?
need something under $100 with the DC generator and the solar panels...
any help
(LINKs please)
or more information
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06-28-2008, 08:11 PM
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I thought I had a link for it, but the site is down. I think the oil companies found out about it and bought the guy out.
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06-28-2008, 08:13 PM
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Fusion Brain Creator
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Forget about wind and solar.
Just get one of these: http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml
Then plug 1 end into the wall, and attach the other end to your car. As long as you are within range, you wont run out of battery. 
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06-28-2008, 08:20 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by 2k1Toaster Forget about wind and solar.
Just get one of these: http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml
Then plug 1 end into the wall, and attach the other end to your car. As long as you are within range, you wont run out of battery.
u need it to be able to race and i like going kinda far because the car is kinda fast and idk any people that can keep up with it...
but it is electric also
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06-28-2008, 08:21 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bugbyte I thought I had a link for it, but the site is down. I think the oil companies found out about it and bought the guy out.
do you think you have any more?
like or how to make a little one to help me?
like a link or something please
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06-28-2008, 08:24 PM
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Fusion Brain Creator
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ausi319 u need it to be able to race and i like going kinda far because the car is kinda fast and idk any people that can keep up with it...
but it is electric also
You can get lots of them and put the transmitters throughout where you will race.
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06-28-2008, 08:32 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by 2k1Toaster You can get lots of them and put the transmitters throughout where you will race.
i dont think there legal because some of the race is that you slow down for dramatic i guess...
and i race inside. but i dont think it is legal...
the solar panels i would just have on my other hood or something so i can practice for longer!
thats why i want them. and to show friends i'm not completely insane and i can do something with my life.
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