Pedal powered air compressor/pump

Posted on Wed 23rd, June 2010

• #1

tomos_e

Hi, I'm looking for a bike powered air compressor, I understand some people on here may have experience of converting pedal power to electricity, noise and other things so advice would also be much appreciated.

Myself and some colleagues (from the University of Salfords Acoustic Research Center) are doing a science demo at a summer festival and we need way of inflating the worlds largest whoopee cushion using renewable sources. Blowing is out of the question so we're considering using bike power.

whoopee cushion

So does anyone have any experience with making a pedal powered air compressor/pump?

Cheers
Tomos
• #2

Dylan

ye there is one already in existence

i'll try and find it, but so u know it was powered through the back wheel somehow

didn't take long

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/12/nakano_air_hub.php

but i can't see that inflating that big whoope cushion quickly.
• #3

tomos_e

that airhub thing is wild!
• #4

tomos_e

anyone?
• #5

hippy

http://www.instructables.com/id/pedal-powered-air-compressor/ ?

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