REMA patches

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:50:50 -0700 (PDT), Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On Sep 19, 2:21*pm, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

I'm not sure if bicycling is ready for a battery operated portable
vulcanizing patch machine, but stranger things have sold well.

Why not a generator powered one? ;-)
- Frank Krygowski

Because the electric generator is ecologically incorrect. It takes
more energy to produce the generator components than it can produce in
its lifetime. Such wasteful uses of scarce resources is generally
considered inefficient and politically incorrect. More ecological
would be a solar powered vulcanizer. Something like a Fresnel lens
plus mounting stand could be used to concentrate sunlight on the patch
area sufficient to melt the sulfur. When not vulcanizing patches, it
could be used for cooking.

--
Jeff Liebermann
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On Sep 21, 1:08*pm, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:50:50 -0700 (PDT), Frank Krygowski

wrote:
On Sep 19, 2:21*pm, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

I'm not sure if bicycling is ready for a battery operated portable
vulcanizing patch machine, but stranger things have sold well.
Why not a generator powered one? *;-)
- Frank Krygowski

Because the electric generator is ecologically incorrect. *It takes
more energy to produce the generator components than it can produce in
its lifetime. *

Well, I'm not sure about that, but...

Such wasteful uses of scarce resources is generally
considered inefficient and politically incorrect. *More ecological
would be a solar powered vulcanizer. *Something like a Fresnel lens
plus mounting stand could be used to concentrate sunlight on the patch
area sufficient to melt the sulfur. *When not vulcanizing patches, it
could be used for cooking.

That does sound nice and ecological, provided the Fresnel lens is made
of something carbon neutral. Best would be to hand carve it out of
naturally occurring quartz.

Another choice would be to gather and recycle broken glass bits from
the roadway. This has the advantage of reducing the need for the lens
in the first place. But hmm, that might lead to a marketing
problem...

It's beginning to look like properly patching a bike tire is one of
the world's most complex problems!

- Frank Krygowski