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General Category => Gear Review => Topic started by: crudos on February 27, 2013, 11:12:24 AM

Title: tPOD1, electricity from a candle
Post by: crudos on February 27, 2013, 11:12:24 AM

Okay, now this is damn cool, screw the pillow light post I made a couple days ago.

review: http://apocalypseequipped.blogspot.com/2013/02/review-tellurex-tpod1.html (http://apocalypseequipped.blogspot.com/2013/02/review-tellurex-tpod1.html)

site: http://www.tellurex.com/products/tPOD1.php (http://www.tellurex.com/products/tPOD1.php)

buy: http://www.buytpod.com/ (http://www.buytpod.com/)

Title: Re: tPOD1, electricity from a candle
Post by: JohnyMac on February 27, 2013, 11:37:53 AM

Pretty cool man. It is pricy though at $69- plus tea candles.  [URL=http://www.smileyvault.co

Title: Re: tPOD1, electricity from a candle
Post by: crudos on February 27, 2013, 11:49:31 AM

Bit pricey, but sure the price will go down over time. The next size up, tPOD5, is a bit more heavy duty. Apparently you need a forth-coming battery pack to charge cell phones with the smaller tPOD1. Still, the technology is amazing.

Title: Re: tPOD1, electricity from a candle
Post by: thatGuy on February 27, 2013, 12:17:52 PM

If only you could cook on it..

http://www.biolitestove.com/ (http://www.biolitestove.com/)

Some times I wonder if I only ever started this forum to troll you guys...

Title: Re: tPOD1, electricity from a candle
Post by: JohnyMac on February 27, 2013, 12:48:23 PM

LOL!

Title: Re: tPOD1, electricity from a candle
Post by: crudos on February 27, 2013, 01:51:32 PM

Quote from: thatGuy on February 27, 2013, 12:17:52 PM

If only you could cook on it..

[url]http://www.biolitestove.com/[/url] ([url]http://www.biolitestove.com/[/url])

Some times I wonder if I only ever started this forum to troll you guys...

 :o

;D

Yeah the Biolite is pretty cool too, and probably better suited for outdoor applications, or if you don't have a tea light handy.

Title: Re: tPOD1, electricity from a candle
Post by: thatGuy on February 27, 2013, 02:21:00 PM

What I really like about the tPOD1 is exactly that Crudos, you can use it indoors!

Good catch buddy!

Title: Re: tPOD1, electricity from a candle
Post by: CrookedSights on February 28, 2013, 02:06:11 AM

Saw this on TV last week, I was gonna post it but you beat me to it. 

Title: Re: tPOD1, electricity from a candle
Post by: thatGuy on March 01, 2013, 02:42:06 AM

I've been looking at this product and it sticks in my craw that he thinks he can build them and make money on it for $70...

Look at that red anodized heat sink that bad boy isn't cheap to make.

What I am thinking... This tech is within reach of a DIYer with a serious level of self loathing... WildTurkey, google thermocouple, thermopile and make it so!

No but really I make very simple temp sensors at work using type J wire and a specialized arc welder. Couldn't be to hard to figure out a home brew.