Making enough juice for a sound system... from a bike!

Some friends of mine are trying to produce a bike powered sound system (as opposed to the one we just tow round at present with a big battery). They would like to power the system from a bike. I've just had a request on our mailing list for a whole string of equipment and it seems to me their must be an easy way to do this. How much juice would you need to power a small PA? Do you think you could get away with combining 6v 3w dynamo units and actually get enough to drive a small 12v car amp?The unit would be used by a performance group so it does need to be fairly loud although not megadeth concert volumes.

Also I'd be interested if anybody knows of any good high efficiency low cost digital amp units.

I have some high efficiency digital amp units, they are used mainly for cellular interception.
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Hey! I like disturbing the neighbours with Dimmu Borgir!

Sorry, that doesn't ring a bell for me. I take music in very very small portions. I find most of it is just noise to fill up some emptiness inside and i don't want to do that anymore. Let the emptiness just be.

Many rock classics from the seventies do come and get me however.

Led Zeppelin: "stand by me"
Stones: "angie"

Sail Away
Leave the Day
Way up High
In the sky....



You will be mine...by taking my time.........


Oh, wrong song.

Fixed.

Babe I'm gonna leave you sounds better acoustically.
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You said nothing of the acoustic sound. I stand by my selections.

Zep songs played on an acoustic guitar, you may have a winner...

Again, I won't debate that.

There's a lot that I really want to do that I don't make time for, and one of those would be to pick my guitar up again. I was never very good, but I enjoyed it.

Here's a real simple song for you Tom, one that I could even play the first part of and sing (very badly on both accounts). It's a Pumpkin's song that really moves me. Not their (or my) typical sound (I turned off Rage to listen to the song), but for some reason, it really strikes a chord in me (pun intended).

Jupiter's Lament




Gone, long gone
Blink and I'll be gone, gone, gone
Leave this world of wrong, wrong, wrong
Leave it far behind

And although my secret's gone
I'll try to carry on
If I must, I'll get along
Without you

Gone, long gone
Leave this world of wrong, wrong, wrong
Beyond the pale, beyond the dawn
Flee these mortal bonds

No one knows I can't be wrong
So I'll sing the same old song
I tried to be strong
For you

Why have you left me
Amongst the tall trees
I know I gave her all I have

And I tied her heart in ribbons
Tied her heart in ribbons
Tied her heart in ribbons
And bows

And I'm gone
Oh yes, I'm gone

And I'm lost without you
I'm lost within you
And I'm gone
So gone
Long gone

That was pretty cool...

A big part of what I like about that song I posted is it's simplicity. Billy is usually included on the "Greatest Guitarists" lists and such, but for all the ripping shreading tunes they do, he's got a lot that are quiet and simple... Such a start contrast, and it's amazing...

OK. I'm on it today then, guv!

Yes, but will he sound like a right Creep? [/TV]

Actually spoke with the dubious one on IM the other day for the first time in a few months. It sounds like she's doing OK. Finally got some therapy going and Richard has moved in now although strangely he's strugling to find work in that crud hole.

I don't know. It's making me feel better anyway so its Win Win.

As much as I'll rip the crap out of that guy I'll actually cut Rise some slack on that one. I genuinely think he wanted to help, certainly those two talked about some very personal stuff together and whilst it got messy I certainly don't think that was by design on either part.

Sometimes as they say.. sh!t happens.

So what does a Pike eat to ensure that he continualy produces so much sh!t?

I wasn't implying that Rise did anything wrong. I was simply saying that if she was attracted to him (which she was), that was enough suffering. Not because he was or wasn't trying to help, but rather, because he's Riser.