Re: Self-recharching/ethics/hood ornament

[Lee Hart <leeahart@earthlink.net>]

1sclunn wrote:

> measuring. I give the details so anybody can do it. I am thanking of
> making a hood ornament for my EV truck out of a little motor with a
> 1 inch fan on it... I will charge the battery that runs my voltmeter
> with this. The battery that runs the meter that checks the voltage of
> my main battery pack will die no more. I'll also have a place where I
> can plug in other 9 volt batteries and charge them WHILE I DRIVE...

I love it!

Going a bit further, how about using a little solar panel on the hood to
power the E-meter? It's cheaper than a DC/DC converter. Now it's solar
powered!
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