NASHIK: Krishna Rajesh Vadje, a Class-X student, and Shivam Dnyaneshwar Vadje, a class-VI student from Ambe Varkheda have come up with an innovative experiment to create a battery-powered bicycle out of waste material. The students of Varkheda in Dindori taluka have done desi jugaad (trick) on the basis of the knowledge gained in the school and the observation done while learning in the computer age.
The school’s doors have not yet opened due to Corona’s growing influence, but online learning continues. As a result, students are getting a lot of time at home and using this valuable time. Some students appear to be doing new experiments through innovative ideas.
Two students from Varkheda have successfully experimented with an old bicycle using durable items from waste by spending Rs 3000 on the concept. The duo is studying at Kadva English School of R S Wagh Institutet, Rajramnagar. The blower was made by Krishna when he was in 8th standard.
“Inspired by the fact that the scooter runs on charging, we thought, Can a bicycle be run by charging on electric? Though charging bicycles are available in the market. But it is not financially feasible for ordinary people to purchase that bicycle. So we decided to build a charging cycle from waste to sustainable at the lowest cost,” said Krishna.
“It costs a total of Rs 3,000 to install a charging battery on the bicycle. We bought the required 12 volts and a 250-watt motor, 12-volt battery, MCB switch, 1.5 number wires, bike engine spokes, and the timing chain of the engine,” he said. After measuring the motor, the bicycle was fitted with an iron bar to fit the motor, the hole was drilled and the front wheel of the bicycle was welded where the motor fitted and attached with the sprocket.
The timing was adjusted to fit the motor by lowering the timing chain and then fitting it with a stand to hold the battery. MCB joined near the switch brake and then joined the wire battery. In this way, all the connections were made. “By charging the battery for 30 minutes, the bicycle can run a distance of 5 km. Shriram Shete, the chairman of the Kadva factory, and vice-chairman Uttam Baba Bhalerao along with all the directors have congratulated the students for this environment friendly, low cost, out of waste experiment which ignites creative minds.
