1. Hand-Cranked Electric Generator
By Benjamin Carney
November 29, 2017
Introduction to the Sciences

2. Can you light a light bulb with a hand-cranked generator?

3. How many volts can you get from a hand-cranked generator?

4. Reasons I chose this experiment
If no electricity what would you do?
What are other possible uses for this?

5. Equipment Needed Portable drill
Alligator clips with wires (and multimeter)
Zip ties
Wooden board
1 mixer beater
1 wooden spoon (and tape)
1 LED light bulb

6. How To Step 1: attach drill to board with zip ties
Step 1b: Compress the trigger and secure
Step 2: put mixer beater in drill
Step 3: put wooden spoon in beater and secure
Step 4: attach wires to drill
Step 5: attach wires to light bulb
Step 6: crank and watch it light up

7. Demonstration

8. Results
The bulb lights up
Achieved 5 volts DC

9. Summary
If you find yourself in a pinch you can make a hand-cranked electrical generator

10. References
Random, The King of. (2013, February). Make an Emergency Phone Charger-MacGyver Style! Retrieved from Emergency-Phone-Charger-MacGyver-Style/
Dr. Vikki French