From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Fri Mar 24 2006 - 04:21:40 PST
Marty Galyean wrote:
> Wayne Harris wrote:
>
>> A small .pdf file (5 pages) Wayne
>>
>> http://www.magcap.com/pdf/press_release.pdf
>>
>>
> Uh, 12V at 1 amp powering "just about anything"? I think not. Maybe
> the car stereo if the volume is keep moderate and "no bass thumper" is
> involved.
>
> That would perhaps charge a single internal combustion engine vehicle
> battery over night, but would fall woefully short of the amounts of
> power required to charge a fully electric or hybrid vehicle's battery
> bank for a day of shuttling 2000+ lbs around at 50mph for a day.
>
> And I have to wonder what kind of tree chemistry changes would occur
> should that potential be tapped rather than it discharging through the
> tree over time. It is an intriguing idea, with perhaps some potential
> in the camping industry, but the idea of "powering everything" seems a
> bit whacked.
>
> The idea stinks of "The Matrix". Hee hee.
>
> Marty
>
>
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Marty.....question....What if you owned a woods? I'm sure after this is
worked on a while someone will hook up a bank of trees and power
something like a house. Fred Martin
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