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E-Charkha that spins yarn as well as provides light

19 Jun '08
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The conventional yarn spinning charkha has been in use since decades in rural villages of India and has provided gainful employment to the poor. It has also been made famous by Mahatma Gandhi who used to regularly spin yarn on the charkha and also said these famous words “I would like to make the spinning-wheel the foundation on which to build a sound village life.”

To give a boost to the traditional charkha, an e-charkha has been developed by a Bangalore based engineer who has combined the functionality of spinning yarn and be a source for storing energy for lighting, which will be helpful for those workers to whom electricity is not available round the clock.

The concept of the e-charkha is not only to produce yarn but also provide a light for use. It has a maintenance free lead acid battery fixed at the bottom, which functions as an inverter. Spinning the Charkha for about two hours provides back-up power for about 6 –7 hours of basic lighting and also play a radio.

In this system, a battery is charged when the Charkha is being used which can store and supply power to light up a small LED based 'home-light'. The battery provides electricity to power a small transistor radio also.

The basic idea of the e-charkha is not only to produce yarn but also to generate electricity and employment. Isn't that fascinating? With e-charkha in place, spinning charkha will never be the same again. Spin charkha at night. If the electricity goes off, no problem. What is more, you can enjoy your favourite FM programme while spinning!

Fibre2fashion News Desk - India

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