[Stoves] Blow-suggestions without electricity

[Dean Still]

Dear Tom,

After visiting China and India this year I think that we should also factor
into our fan stove designs that a sizeable percentage of even rural wood
stove users are connected to the grid.

All Best,

Dean

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Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 4:51 PM
To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves; Jim Fournier; Robert Flanagan;
Shivayam Ellis; Agua Das
Subject: Re: [Stoves] Blow-suggestions without electricity

Dear All:

It's amazing to me how resistant many stovers are to using electricity  
(1 to 10 W)  to power the WoodGas stove.  Weights,  inflated tires, 
thermoelectrics,  windup motors, lots of ingenuity here. 

The progress of the world has had a major dependence on electricity for 
a century with all functions possible using it.  How about a handcrank 
vacuum cleaner?  Dish washer?  Clothes washer?

I understand that battery power is much more expensive for the people 
that most need this stove, and throw away AA batteries, while now $0.25 
in the US are unavailable in many parts of the developing world.  
However, my local Home Depot, Wallmart, Lowes, ... all sell garden 
lights for about $6 retail which include

    * A solar charger
    * Two rechargable AA batteries
    * A light activated switch 
    * An LED light

I have examined my LED light and installed a power takeoff for my 
woodgas stove.  Whoever can get back to the source of these lights 
should be able to market them for < $10, a small price for clean, 
efficient cooking.  But of course we are all inventors and need to work 
our way through the other options. 

Comments?

Yours truly,

TOM REED          BEF STOVEWORKS      WOODGASLLC

It's

Steve Taylor wrote:
> Boll, Martin Dr. wrote:
>   
>> To all.
>>
>> Some old ideas, Drew and Jeff talked already about. I see that as a
>> not-complete list and possibly there are small alterations (certainly
others
>> had already before).
>>   
>>     
> Weight driven fan.
>
> Steve
>
>
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