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Tom Booth



Joined: 06 Jan 2025
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 25 9:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hairyloon wrote:

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It would be better with a Stirling engine,...


Curious if this project ever went anywhere.

I found this solar Stirling engine for sale on eBay.




Some military surplus or something apparently. I have yet to figure out if it actually still works or not.

It came out of one of these, or rather, I think it never was installed.

https://youtu.be/EBidoWN-9Us?si=wvZE6cNbteFAumyx

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45683
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 25 10:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Wow, that's a lovely thing! Not sure it ever did.

Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 25 7:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Might be useful if it did.

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46257
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 25 3:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

very nicely made

it seems to have lots of wires, does it make leccy as well as turn a wheel?
maybe the wires are control sensor links, they look thin for power output?

if it does not work it should be fairly easy to get it working as it looks "new" and un-degraded by time etc
be careful with precision engineering

it seems chunky so it might produce a decent amount of usable energy from enough low grade heat, be that solar or other source, to give the right temp at the hot side

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