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Pedal-A-Watt
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The Pedal-A-Watt Stationary Bike
Power Generator
As featured at Super Bowl XLII
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Click here to see how to use the Pedal-A-Watt to help power your house
High Power model creates up to 400
watts at up to 35 volts DC
$339.00 price cannot be beat for 400 watts of power
Lifetime Warranty - we have been in business for 14 years
Bicycle easily disengages
from stand for immediate road use
Stand folds easily for
transport
Power small, household
appliances such
as a desktop PC, laptop, or stereo
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FAQs
Accessories and Other
Products
Testimonials
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If you saw the
Duracell Power Lodge powering the 2009 lighted sign on New Year's Eve then
you'll be happy to know you too can create power with your bicycle and the
Pedal-A-Watt.....
The Pedal-A-Watt
bicycle stand keeps the user fit while creating
power that may be used to power lights and/or other small appliances.
Any bicycle that is in
good shape will work with the Pedal-a-Watt Stand as the stand adjusts to fit
any wheel size including children's bikes.
The average rider
will produce between 125 and 300 watts using the Pedal-a-Watt. While this may
not seem like much power, many pieces of equipment draw very little power and
can be powered for long spans of time with small amounts of power. For
example, a laptop only draws 70 watts so one 20 minute workout could run the
laptop for over an hour.
Want to make your kids
pedal for their TV time? See the PowerPak accessory and plug their TV
into the PowerPak instead of the wall!
The Pedal-A-Watt may
be used with our PwerPak to store power that may
be used at a later time (see the PowerPak below under the Accessories
Explanation section).
The PowerPak may
then be tapped at a later time when the energy is
needed. Simply plug your appliance into the PowerPak's outlet.
Want a simple and cost
effective way to show users and onlookers that the Pedal-A-Watt is creating
useful energy? Our Light Bulb base accessory plugs right into the
Pedal-A-Watt (with 12 ft. cable with cigarette lighter plug) and takes a
typical house lightbulb of 20 watts to 200 watts.
The Pedal-A-Watt bicycle stand is an
excellent addition to an existing battery system that may already be
charged from the photovoltaic panels, 120 vac grid power or wind
power. The concept behind the Pedal-A-Watt bicycle is that electricity
can be created from human effort and then stored in batteries.
We also recommend using
the 12 vdc regulator / converter accessory anytime you are charging a
battery or PowerPak (see Accessories Explanation section below).
Clean
energy will become more and more important to our world in the future as
more people, especially in up and coming countries like China, require more
power that, unfortunately, creates pollution in many cases.
Click here to read why clean
power is so important
Click here to see a
comparison of our Pedal-A-Watt against the competition's product!
The average rider
will produce between 125 and 300 watts using the Pedal-a-Watt. While this may
not seem like much power, many pieces of equipment draw very little power and
can be powered for long spans of time with small amounts of power.
Lights, laptops, and radios all draw small amounts of
power. In addition, LED lighting and high efficiency
fluorescent lighting now allow 200 watts to go a long way. A typical
25 watt fluorescent light bulb, which replaces a 100 watt incandescent
bulb, will last 8 hours on 200 watts worth of power. LEDs (light
emitting diodes) are even more efficient and will last days on 200 watts
worth of power.
Want to know if
you can power an appliance? Look at the label on the rear (usually by
the power cord) and find out the "rating" which is in watts. For
example, the label may read 30 W under electrical rating and this is 30
watts. If you are unsure, please email us with questions.
Power Consumption of Typical Appliances:
Small TV
75 watts
Large TV
200 watts
Laptop PC
10 watts
Desktop PC
75 watts
Stereo
20 watts
Charging a cellphone
5 watts
Hi Effic Desk lamp
15 watts
An
Explanation of Watts vs. Watt-Hours
Watts is an instantaneous measure of power
at any moment in time. Watt-hours is a measure of power over time.
For example, if the Pedal-A-Watt is creating 200 watts of power while being
pedaled if you pedal for
2 hours, then you have created 400 watt-hours ( 200 watts x 2 hours) of
power.
This 400 watt-hours would power a 100 watt light bulb for 4 hours, a 200
watt large screen TV for 2 hours and so on.
Accessories Explanation
Click here to order
accessories seperately without the Pedal-A-Watt
How
It Works and What You Need
The Pedal-A-Watt produces energy in the
form of electricity but you probably are wondering how to use that
electricity.
12 ft. cable with cig plug:
The standard Pedal-A-Watt terminates in two wires. If you wish to plug
your Pedal-A-Watt into our PowerPak or the Light Bulb Base (see below) you
will need a male cigarette lighter plug. The cable is 12 ft. long and
is red.
12 vdc regulator / converter:
An excellent unit that ensures that the output voltage from the Pedal-A-Watt
is never more than 14.2 volts (perfect for charging a battery). It even
converts any "excess" voltage from the Pedal-A-Watt to useable amperage at
the output at 14.2 volts. This simply means near 100% efficiency as
nearly every watt you produce while pedaling is sent to the battery.
Very few charge controllers perform this "conversion" that vastly increase
efficiency.
A battery or PowerPak that is charged without a
voltage regulator may leak or even explode. The best case is that the
battery gets far fewer than than the expected charge cycles.
PowerPak: If you want to use the energy to power
typical, household appliances that "plug in" to a wall outlet you'll need
the PowerPak which
stores the energy in a battery and also converts it to typical, 120 volt AC
house power. The PowerPak has a regular "wall outlet" type plug and
will allow you plug in a TV, stereo, extension cord, etc. You may plug
a power strip into the PowerPak. We offer both a US and European
version of the PowerPak.
Power Meter: See
exactly how much power your Pedal-A-Watt creating with this power meter. It
connects easily inline with your Pedal-A-Watt and displays volts, amps, watts
(power), watt hours and amp hours. A great way to demonstrate how much
power the Pedal-A-Watt is creating. Needs no battery. The meter
measures 2.8 inches long by 1.7 inches wide and is .83 inches thick.
Light Bulb Base with Plug:
A light bulb base that can accommodate a typical, household incandescent
bulb. Use a bulb of any wattage such as 20, 40, 60, 100 or 200 watts. Comes
with a female cigarette lighter plug and will plug into the Pedal-A-Watt
with the cigarette lighter cord option. A great way to show simply and
cheaply how much power is being created. The faster the rider pedals the
brighter the bulb lights. Use with a chart to show how much power typical
appliances consume, i.e. a 20 inch LCD TV uses 100 watts of power. This will
give viewers a reference point. They see that they just powered a 100 watt
light bulb and felt the effort required to do so. Now, the user "knows" how
much effort it requires to power a 100 watt TV.
Click here to order
accessories seperately without the Pedal-A-Watt
For Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs) click here
If you have further
questions, feel free to email us at
Support@econvergence.net
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Convergence Technologies, Inc., P.O.
Box 38, Pleasantville, NY 10570
914-773-6749
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