Power generation

Posted by Fine_Platypus_3046@reddit | preppers | View on Reddit | 2 comments

I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question but had anyone here tried taking one of those wood fans and simply removing the motor and wiring it straight into a usb plug? Because you can buy regular usb plugs offline for a few bucks that are already just 2 wires and I was wondering if that could be a cheap option for power does anyone know if it would work? This is just to add to the collection of backups on backups for power

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WxxTX@reddit

Could charge a battery, but probably needs a regulator and voltage booster, it would not just charge a phone, it may run a led if the voltage is correct.

jusumonkey@reddit

Cheap? No.

Effective? Ehhh.

Here is a link to a 10W stovetop generator almost exactly like what you're suggesting. Note that it only produces a maximum of 10w and costs $250. Just buy mini solar panels like this one. It comes with battery clips for storage and the charge controller has a usb port, add in $100 for a 12v battery and you still have room to buy a small inverter incase you want to charge a laptop or something.