| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 | DC generators produce a "noisy" voltage signal that might confuse a digital device and make it perform erratically, but I don't think it would damage it in the process. I'd suggest installing a small auxiliary battery such as one of the the gel cell batteries used to power a kid's ride-on toy or something similar, and wire a power port to that. You could get several days' worth of use from a cell phone or other device before the battery would need recharging. A simple toggle switch could be used to isolate the second battery from the generator while electronic devices are in use. Jerry
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