We started with homemade 12 Volt PA equipment for
street performances in the 80's, inspired by Welfare State
International and the Mutoid Waste Company.
In the mid 90's we developed pedal powered PA
systems of increasing size which were used for small festival
stages and Council street events. Although the pedal generators
are our own designs, much respect is due to Rinky Dink
and Bill Wright for showing what was possible.
More recent projects include Lantern Processions
powered by renewable energy, Children's Pedal Generators, and
workshops on making miniature generators from computer printer
motors.
Though we use some commercial wind generators and solar panels, most of our equipment is made from items recycled from scrapped cars, domestic appliances, furniture, bicycles and computers. Designs are kept as simple as possible and we produce DIY information to encourage other people to copy them both on this site and in leaflets given away at events.
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