Kelly .... One of the neatest "generators" I've seen took a lesson from grand father and coo coo clocks: A small railway track was made on a hill of a property. On it was placed a cart filled with rocks or concrete (back up carts could be used too).
When power was on, the cart(s) was/were pulled to the top of the hill and parked there. When power was out, each cart was freed, one after the other. They would move down the hill slowly. VERY SLOWLY. As they moved, they turned a flywheel and generated power.
Geared properly, it could take on a week to get down the hill. They could be pulled back up via a motor, when the power was on, or a horse could pull them up using a block-and-tackle.
Neat story and inovation Kelly. Unfortunately the distance between my inside circuit board and outside power board... I'd be swimming in, if the power was out for a while.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
