http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Blog of almost daily workouts on the PPPM - Pedal Powered Prime Mover - to generate electricity for use in my home office. en-us Copyright 2007, The WEBworks http://www.got.net/~davidbu/davidbu/avatar.gif http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen.html David Pedaling the PPPM http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Lots to do today! House impromements, and FINISHING the new PPPM! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html I got up a little earlier. Nice 100 Watt pace with a sprint at the end! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Overcast. I'm tired from yesterday's hard ride. I'll try for 100 tomorrow! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Hard ride - I powered the box fan AND the laptop! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Nice cool morning. Tomorrow I will power the box fan to cool off the house. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html What a hard ride! It's over 100 degrees F out in the Garage. I watched another episode of Heroes! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Hot day! Almost 100F! I powered and watched an episode of Heroes. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Short on time. I was a little tired from the recent 100+ Watt-hour days too! Back to the pace tomorrow! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Great ride! Extra 10 for the plans to Ireland. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Another "century" ride! Cool weather helps me keep the pace. I have been sprinting the final 10 Watt-hours, and I think that is improving my fitness. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html A spirited ride! Ireland bought plans. The PPPM is spinning well. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Nice cool morning. I still need the fan. I will be finishing the new PPPM this week. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html I caught up on my blogging while riding smoothly at 100 Watts output. The hour went by fast and I am ready for the day! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html One hundred! It's a serious workout. It's not easy to sustain a 100 Watt pace. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html I wanted to do 100, but I slept in. Tomorrow! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Beautiful morning! I caught up on email. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Yes! 100 Watt-hours! I need the power for the home office. It's a cloudy day so the solar panel will not make enough. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Early work meeting. I am catching up on world news. Iran is not a good place to be right now! PPPM work this weekend went well. The flywheel is installed! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Nice steady pace. The PPPM is smooth and quiet. I charged my eGo and I am charging my Roomba. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html I watched an episode of Heroes on the laptop - powered by me! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Love it when I make it to 100 Wh! I was studying for work. The Watts flew by! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html I studied Drupal all morning. I invented an even better cooling system for the drive roller! My brain works better when the blood is flowing fast! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Cool cloudy day. Pedal energy was needed! My batteries are now almost 8 years old. I'll have to start considering replacements by Winter. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html I answered lots of Email. The battery was quite full so my cadence was high. I charged the roomba too! It felt great. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html I used a LOT of electricity last night while building the new PPPM, and the batteries were low. I rode for an extra ten minutes to increase the charge. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html I am inspired. I made good progress on the new PPPM yesterday. I'll have the basic unit assembled today! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Today is PPPM assembly day. I am pumped! I'll have a new one done by this evening. Lots to do - the frame geometry is my first challenge, and then the acrylic flywheel. I can do it! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Beautiful day. The motor bearing is getting loose again. Time for a new motor. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html The power of inspiration! The PPPM was running beautifully, so I charged the eGo, my Eneloops, the Roomba, the portable power pack, and caught up on email! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html My roller cooling invention appears to be working flawlessly! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Solid ride! Very busy at work. I studied during the ride.