Re: Nicaragua machine shops

Hi Sven,

YES! That's probably where I remember them from! I'd love to see
them! Maybe some day. 16 meter tides? That's huge too. I don't think
we see that big a tide. Perhaps why we are not using tide generators.

Alan KM6VV

"Sven Peter, TAD S.A." wrote:

>
> Hello Alan,
> In Canada Netherlands and France do exist tide wave Generating plants
> that are
> H...U...G...E using up to 16 meter tides.
> Sven Peter
>
> Alan Marconett KM6VV wrote:
>
> > Hi Ian,
> >
> > I'm about 10 min from the ocean. Wave machine? Hills outside of the
> > central valley of CA (Stockton, Modesto, etc) have wind machines. Very
> > impressive, except I seldom see them turning! No stream here, and big
> > solar power panels would be frowned upon in this housing development.
> > Steam power? ;>)
> >
> > Heli's sound interesting, I hope we get that program here. What do they
> > do when the wind dies down, LAND it?
> >
> > Alan KM6VV
> >
> > Ian Wright wrote:
> > >
> > > Aren't any of you near water? I have always dreamed of having a stream in my
> > > back yard or river nearby so I could build a little water wheel and generate
> > > my own power. Seems with all the big stepper motors lying about it wouldn;t
> > > be such a difficult task.
> > > I watched a program here last night on new technology (Tomorrows world) and
> > > in that a guy in Australia is planning to fly a load of very basic
> > > helicopter-type things like kites. The 'generator' will be powered to get
> > > the things airborn and to a suitable height to catch the best winds and they
> > > will then be ties off and the free rotation of the rotors will both keep the
> > > thing aloft and generate up to about 6 gigawatts of power from each 'copter.
> > >
> > > Ian
> > > --
> > > Ian W. Wright
> > > Sheffield UK
> > > www.iw63.freeserve.co.uk
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Alan Marconett KM6VV" <KM6VV@...>
> > > To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: 29 March 2001 20:00
> > > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Nicaragua machine shops
> > >
> > > > Hi Mariano, Ian,
> > > >
> > > > Don't laugh! I might just have to do that here in California, if the
> > > > power shortage problem gets much worse! Good thing I've got candles so
> > > > I can program on the computer when the lights go out! ;>)
> > > >
> > > > Alan KM6VV
> >
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