Micro motor

[Jackie]

Anyone see the article in Electronics News 9 October 2003 where the
University of Birmingham have produced a 3mm X 3mm X 10mm single piston
two stroke motor that is mooted to replace batteries in mobile
telephones within the next 5 years?

Runs for 2 years on a 'shot' of lighter fluid!!!

Pictures are included in the article. Well worth reading if you can get
your hands on a copy.

How good is that!!

Jackie

 

[Whytech]

Yeah I've heard of those. It's a bugger changing the rings though
-Andrew

Whytech
MSP430 / PIC / AVR tools, SMD prototyping adaptors
Imagecraft MSP430 C compilers
http://www.whytech.com.au

 

[Franc Zabkar]

Anyone see the article in Electronics News 9 October 2003 where the
University of Birmingham have produced a 3mm X 3mm X 10mm single piston
two stroke motor that is mooted to replace batteries in mobile
telephones within the next 5 years?

Runs for 2 years on a 'shot' of lighter fluid!!!

Pictures are included in the article. Well worth reading if you can get
your hands on a copy.

How good is that!!

Do you need a battery and starter motor to get it going ;-) Or do you
just flickstart it?


- Franc Zabkar

 

[Arpit]

Do you need a battery and starter motor to get it going ;-) Or do you
just flickstart it?

Would i need to carry jumper leads around?

 

[Phil Allison]

"Arpit"

Would i need to carry jumper leads around?

** Bound to be a simple two stroke Diesel.

No spark, no glow plug.

Just a squirt of kero and ether and a quick flick and WHAMMY -
50,000 rpm.

Only one thing - how are you gonna hear the other party over the
screaming noise ?




........... Phil

 

[gcd]

Hi all,
haven't seen the full thread on this and haven't seen the article.

if it's true then I reckon the following:

1) The +VEs.
NO mobile phones on planes or past security, can't take volatile fluids on
planes

2) -VEs
Can see the coroner now saying, " yes he talked too long on his mobile, died
of carbon monoxide poisoning"

maybe thats a +ve?



Cheers
Greg

 

[Paul]

Flammable liquids are actually allowed on the plane in small quantities, for
eg deodorant aerosols are allowed on etc

 

[Rob]

Flammable liquids are actually allowed on the plane in small quantities, for
eg deodorant aerosols are allowed on etc

Duty free scotch?

 

[Rod Speed]

Flammable liquids are actually allowed on the plane in small quantities, for
eg deodorant aerosols are allowed on etc

And spirits to drink too.