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Old 05-15-2009, 05:06 PM   #5 (permalink)
Clev
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Would the shaker be the best way to recover the energy? I pictured something similar to a shock absorber with an external reservoir. The motion of the shock moving up and down forces the fluid back and forth into the reservoir, while spinning a little generator in-between.
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