Power Calculation
I have recently acquired several used (non-functional) treadmills for free(!!!). They come with a great DC motor, loads of steel, awesome rollers, bearings, fasteners, etc. Sorry, getting distracted...
I intend to use the motor from one treadmill to measure the power input required to drive the flywheel of the Proform le Tour de France exercise bike. I plan to measure at various speeds and resistance levels and hopefully find a formula that allows me to calculate the instantaneous power at any cadence and resistance level. I thought I'd try to use the method presented by Jeremy Fielding when he did a YouTube video on How to Measure the Horse Power of electric motors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pd0lUKWe7o
Stay tuned!
