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


"Jackie" <noreply@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:3FA5A0F2.4000802@bigpond.com...

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

 

[Franc Zabkar]

On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 00:25:23 GMT, Jackie <noreply@bigpond.com> put
finger to keyboard and composed:

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
--
Please remove one 's' from my address when replying by email.

 

[Arpit]

On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 07:34:08 +1100, Franc Zabkar
<fzabkar@optussnet.com.au> wrote:

On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 00:25:23 GMT, Jackie <noreply@bigpond.com> put
finger to keyboard and composed:

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?

Would i need to carry jumper leads around?

- Franc Zabkar

 

[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

"Phil Allison" <philallison@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:3fab8218$0$3504$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...

"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

 

[Paul]

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


"gcd" <gcdnoSPAM@austarmetro.com.au> wrote in message
news:3fac382c@news.comindico.com.au...

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

"Phil Allison" <philallison@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:3fab8218$0$3504$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...

"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

 

[Rob]

"Paul" <pop79 @t dodo .dot com dot au> wrote in message
news:3fac4abd@news.comindico.com.au...

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

Duty free scotch?

 

[Rod Speed]

"Paul" <pop79 @t dodo .dot com dot au> wrote in message news:3fac4abd@news.comindico.com.au...

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

And spirits to drink too.

"gcd" <gcdnoSPAM@austarmetro.com.au> wrote in message
news:3fac382c@news.comindico.com.au...
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

"Phil Allison" <philallison@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:3fab8218$0$3504$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...

"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