02276 [alt-beam] Re: wind and other sources of power

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Message #02276

To: "BEAM Mailing List" beam@corp.sgi.com
From: "Nicholas Smith" nik@resourcekt.co.uk
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 11:05:13 -0000
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: wind and other sources of power

>Build a full bridge rectifier using germanium diodes. connect one ~ contact
>to an antenna and the other ~ contact to ground or the frame of your
>project. connect headphones or a capaciter to the + and - leads and you
will
>hear the strongest local AM radio station.

So could I simply replace the solar panel in a solar engine with a four
diode rectifier? Sounds to easy to me there has to be some kind of
catch.....?

Nik.

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