Talk:HSU Bike powered washing machine

This is great. Could we get a report on the end result? E.g. Was it reliable? How hard to use (good for anyone or enthusiasts only)? --Singkong2005 (now known as Chriswaterguy) · talk 18:50, 18 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

if this project is still alive or is being replicated, this might be a solution to stop the tumbler pulling towards you when 'driving' the tumbler with the bicycle.

The tumbler in this design is directly powered with the bicycle: a gear is attached to the drum its axle, and a chain goes to a double-gear where the rear axle of the bicycle used to be, that is linked with a chain to the crank. Also: all the gears are the same size, which means one rotation with the pedals is one drum rotation. 1:1.

If you look at the machine, you see that the original belt goes around a very big wheel on the drum, and just around the axle of the motor, which is very small.

Also the restistance of the motor should be close to zero when turning it by hand

This is to increase torque, and slow down the speed of the drum, and now a problem because one rotation with the pedals matches one drum rotation, so it will be very difficult to turn it, and because of the springs and shocks the drum will pull towards you, making the chain jump teeth.

dont change the gear on the drum, weld 2 small gears on the axle of the motor, and link one of the gears with a chain to the motor, and the other gear linked to the bicycle..

This should stop the pulling of the drum and chain skipping 2A02:A473:97E7:0:65A4:7132:FBD9:3BB1 18:20, 19 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

if this project is still alive or is being replicated, this might be a solution to stop the tumbler pulling towards you when 'driving' the tumbler with the bicycle.

The tumbler in this design is directly powered with the bicycle: a gear is attached to the drum its axle, and a chain goes to a double-gear where the rear axle of the bicycle used to be, that is linked with a chain to the crank. Also: all the gears are the same size, which means one rotation with the pedals is one drum rotation. 1:1.

If you look at the machine, you see that the original belt goes around a very big wheel on the drum, and just around the axle of the motor, which is very small.

Also the restistance of the motor should be close to zero when turning it by hand

This is to increase torque, and slow down the speed of the drum, and now a problem because one rotation with the pedals matches one drum rotation, so it will be very difficult to turn it, and because of the springs and shocks the drum will pull towards you, making the chain jump teeth.

dont change the gear on the drum, weld 2 small gears on the axle of the motor, and link one of the gears with a chain to the motor, and the other gear linked to the bicycle..

This should stop the pulling of the drum and chain skipping 2A02:A473:97E7:0:65A4:7132:FBD9:3BB1 18:20, 19 September 2025 (UTC)Reply