• Lifetime Warranty
• Creates up to 300 watts at 12 to 25 volts DC depending on rider's strength
• Optional 12 vdc regulator offers 14.2 volts DC out
• Bicycle easily disengages from stand for immediate road use
• Stand folds easily for transport
• Power small, household appliances such as a desktop PC, laptop, or stereo

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If you saw the Duracell Power Lodge powering the 2009 lighted sign on New Year's Eve then you'll be happy to know you too can create power with your bicycle and the Pedal-A-Watt.....

The Pedal-A-Watt bicycle stand keeps the user fit while creating power that may be used to power lights and/or other small appliances.

Any bicycle that is in good shape will work with the Pedal-a-Watt Stand as the stand adjusts to fit any wheel size including children's bikes..

The average rider will produce between 125 and 300 watts using the Pedal-a-Watt.  While this may not seem like much power, many pieces of equipment draw very little power and can be powered for long spans of time with small amounts of power.  For example, a laptop only draws 70 watts so one 20 minute workout could run the laptop for over an hour.

Want to make your kid's pedal for their TV time?  See the PowerPak accessory and plug their TV into the PowerPak instead of the wall!

The Pedal-A-Watt may be used with out PwerPak to store power that may be used at a later time (see the PowerPak below under the Accessories Explanation section).  The PowerPak may then be tapped at a later time when the energy is needed.  Simply plug your appliance into the PowerPak's outlet.

Want a simple and cost effective way to show users and onlookers that the Pedal-A-Watt is creating useful energy?  Our Light Bulb base accessory plugs right into the Pedal-A-Watt (with 12 ft. cable with cigarette lighter plug) and takes a typical house lightbulb of 20 watts to 200 watts.

The Pedal-A-Watt bicycle stand is an excellent addition to an existing battery system that may already be charged from the photovoltaic panels, 120 vac grid power or wind power.  The concept behind the Pedal-A-Watt bicycle is that electricity can be created from human effort and then stored in batteries.

We also recommend using the 12 vdc regulator / converter accessory anytime you are charging a battery or PowerPak (see Accessories Explanation section below). 

Clean energy will become more and more important to our world in the future as more people, especially in up and coming countries like China, require more power that, unfortunately, creates pollution in many cases. 

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Click here to see a comparison of our Pedal-A-Watt against the competition's product!

The average rider will produce between 125 and 300 watts using the Pedal-a-Watt.  While this may not seem like much power, many pieces of equipment draw very little power and can be powered for long spans of time with small amounts of power.

Lights, laptops, and radios all draw small amounts of power.  In addition, LED lighting and high efficiency fluorescent lighting now allow 200 watts to go a long way.  A typical 25 watt fluorescent light bulb, which replaces a 100 watt incandescent bulb, will last 8 hours on 200 watts worth of power.  LEDs (light emitting diodes) are even more efficient and will last days on 200 watts worth of power.

Want  to know if you can power an appliance?  Look at the label on the rear (usually by the power cord) and find out the "rating" which is in watts.  For example, the label may read 30 W under electrical rating and this is 30 watts.  If you are unsure, please email us with questions.

Power Consumption of Typical Appliances:

Small TV                               75 watts
Large TV                             200 watts
Laptop PC                             10 watts
Desktop PC                           75 watts
Stereo                                    20 watts
Charging a cellphone            5 watts
Hi Effic Desk lamp                15 watts

An Explanation of Watts vs. Watt-Hours

Watts is an instantaneous measure of power at any moment in time. Watt-hours is a measure of power over time.

For example, if the Pedal-A-Watt is creating 200 watts of power while being pedaled if you pedal for 2 hours, then you have created 400 watt-hours ( 200 watts x 2 hours) of power.

This 400 watt-hours would power a 100 watt light bulb for 4 hours, a 200 watt large screen TV for 2 hours and so on.

Accessories Explanation

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How It Works and What You Need

The Pedal-A-Watt produces energy in the form of electricity but you probably are wondering how to use that electricity.

12 ft. cable with cig plug: The standard Pedal-A-Watt terminates in two wires.  If you wish to plug your Pedal-A-Watt into our PowerPak or the Light Bulb Base (see below) you will need a male cigarette lighter plug.  The cable is 12 ft. long and is red.

12 vdc regulator / converter: An excellent unit that ensures that the output voltage from the Pedal-A-Watt is never more than 14.2 volts (perfect for charging a battery). It even converts any "excess" voltage from the Pedal-A-Watt to useable amperage at the output at 14.2 volts.  This simply means near 100% efficiency as nearly every watt you produce while pedaling is sent to the battery.  Very few charge controllers perform this "conversion" that vastly increase efficiency.

The 12 vdc regulator / converter ensures that the output voltage is never more than 14.2 volts (perfect for charging a battery) and never allows the battery to become overcharged. It even converts any "excess" input voltage from the Pedal-A-Watt to useable amperage at the output at 14.2 volts. It will prevent the battery from being overcharged and destroyed and possibly leaking.

It is very important to use a voltage regulator between the Pedal-A-Watt and any battery or PowerPak.  The voltage regulator ensures nearly 100% efficiency in battery charging and also ensures safety.  A battery or PowerPak that is charged without a voltage regulator may leak or even explode.  The best case is that the battery gets far fewer than than the expected charge cycles.

PowerPak: If you want to use the energy to power typical, household appliances that "plug in" to a wall outlet you'll need the PowerPak which stores the energy in a battery and also converts it to typical, 120 volt AC house power.  The PowerPak has a regular "wall outlet" type plug and will allow you plug in a TV, stereo, extension cord, etc.  You may plug a power strip into the PowerPak.  We offer both a US and European version of the PowerPak.

Power Meter: See exactly how much power your Pedal-A-Watt creating with this power meter.  It connects easily inlin with your Pedal-A-Watt and displays volts, amps, watts (power), watt hours and amp hours.  A great way to demonstrate how much power the Pedal-A-Watt is creating.  Needs no battery.  The meter measures 2.8 inches long by 1.7 inches wide and is .83 inches thick.

Light Bulb Base with Plug: A light bulb base that can accommodate a typical, household incandescent bulb. Use a bulb of any wattage such as 20, 40, 60, 100 or 200 watts. Comes with a female cigarette lighter plug and will plug into the Pedal-A-Watt with the cigarette lighter cord option. A great way to show simply and cheaply how much power is being created. The faster the rider pedals the brighter the bulb lights. Use with a chart to show how much power typical appliances consume, i.e. a 20 inch LCD TV uses 100 watts of power. This will give viewers a reference point. They see that they just powered a 100 watt light bulb and felt the effort required to do so. Now, the user "knows" how much effort it requires to power a 100 watt TV.

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If you have further questions, feel free to email us at Support@econvergence.net