Im not sure why everyone is so mathematical about hydro electricity, if you have common sense you can just see what needs to be done and soforth, Ive built many hydro units most of them just .25 scale [money], and found the hardest part of it is keeping the power steady as the generator demands more hp . that's when I started thinking about old cassette decks and how they kept the steady power so the tape wouldn't sound funky, so I added 2 cement wheels , one was a hair smaller then the water wheel, And the one that runs the generator was half to .75 the size of water wheel, they were on a band type gearing so it would be no jerking , And yes its a bit of an eye sore but it works and once in motion there vary hard to stop . Ive had many ideas that have worked vary well. but I don't own a home so im limited on things I can do, So most projects end up as a past thought or a drawing on a piece of paper, anyway just wanted to throw my 2 cents in and see how much guff I get.
