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Old 04-04-2017, 06:09 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ASV View Post
Currently bikes use permanent magnets spun around a stationary stator. The extra power is just dumped into a big aluminum heat sink. I think if an improvement was made it would be to give us field regulation as opposed to resistance. I would like that a lot.
Some bikes capture the energy in a capacitor, that will rout the power to a LED strip around the bike.
The strip will start to glow, as soon as the battery is charged.
Since it's waste energy anyway, it can very well be used for less necessary mods, like decorative lighting
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