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I know when I have cranked a scooter, without the airbox/filter connected, it bogs really bad.  I am assuming that's a vacuum issue.  There's nothing there to keep the vacuum pressure up.  I have not been keeping up but I assume you've checked or replaced your vacuum lines.

My 250 is jerking at open throttle.  I can only do about 45 to 50 mph on it and have to keep the throttle somewhat closed.  I have disassembled the carb, cleaned it, and replaced some of the lines, but I need to open it up, and see if there is even an air filter in it, and try to figure out why it's doing this.  I have been busy trying to fix the turn signals and running lights.  I have to go put it back together for work tomorrow.




Cracking and popping sounds scary.  Wouldn't that mean your intake valve was open at the wrong time?

In the trunk it says cf250t.  Is that an engine type?

So far so good.  I've been using paypal about 7 years with no problem. Fingers crossed.  It's not that I have complete faith in them, it's just that, when people buy something from me, I never see their card information.  That's less people in the loop seeing info they can use to get into your credit cards.  When you use a card with a human they can see everything they need, especially if they see your ID.

HAHAHA!  Maybe I'll get to hear some of your war stories some time!

It's always hard to justify something new.  That's what good marketing is all about.  Once it's in production it becomes cheaper.  I often wondered why more cars don't use CVT's.  I also wonder how the CVT was justified in scooters.  Everyone was making cheap gears, then someone said "make me a fancy pulley with ramps in it and rollers and a matching clutch."  They probably got some weird looks.  The first ones would have been expensive to make but it's twist and go and that's the hook.  These chips might be used one day, but it's probably going to be spearheaded by GM or some other company that can afford to make it affordable and has the marketing savvy to get people to like it.  I like them because they are quiet and have no moving parts.  Say goodbye to replacing car air conditioner pumps and hoses.  

That's another thing.  People have invested untold billions into conventional A/C production and repair.  They don't want to lose on an easy investment, making the same thing year after year with little to no changes.

 New ideas usually only make sense to a few people at first, then later everyone says "why didn't I think of that?"  Even very famous and intelligent people have said things like that rockets would never leave earth and that airplanes would never be anywhere as big as they are today, or that no one would want a computer at home.  They were wrong of course. 

The chips are made of semiconductors so I'm guessing mass production would be key in getting it made cheaper.

Here are some pros of the device:
No moving parts so maintenance is required less frequently (less money spent later)

No chlorofluorocarbons
(lower taxes and good or the environment)
Temperature control to within fractions of a degree can be maintained

Flexible shape (form factor); in particular, they can have a very small size (easy to use in many applications)

Can be used in environments that are smaller or more severe than conventional refrigeration

Has a long life, with mean time between failures (MTBF) exceeding 100,000 hours

Is controllable via changing the input voltage/current
And quiet.

Who knows where it will go.  If we designed a chip generator, then we'd know how much it would cost and could go from there to see how much to mass produce it.  If it caught on, it might be the next conventional technology.

I'm familiar with the Joule Thief.
I'd like to see one of these TMGs.

Yes, it would have to be designed to meet the specs of the chips.  They could be put in rows or in a ring around the muffler on a steel or aluminum mount with heat sinks on top.  I am picturing a ring shaped sandwich.  I'm looking at at TEG here on ebay that supposed to be good for continuous use at just over 390 degrees.  If the muffler gets hotter than that then the design would need to bleed of extra heat.  Seems people use them on wood stoves to power blowers.  Definitely not as cheap or as efficient as our stators, but a bolt on option.  

If I were going for cheap, I might suggest a more traditional generator that rides on the cvt belt (yes it would have to be on a pivot so it could move with the belt) or other turning surface, like the clutch bell, or bolt a rotor onto the bell, even a wind powered fan in the grill if that were feasible, or an exhaust powered turbine.  Then there's solar to keep your battery topped up, or even hydro if you want to tap into your water line. You might even be able to use your pulsed vacuum.  The nice thing about the chips is they are using waste heat, not tapping the engine's power.  The magnetically powered stators are already in production so they require little work and expense.  If one were designing a charging system, that would probably make the most sense for many reasons, although I'm liking the idea of a "turbo" generator too, and the clutch bell.  So many options, so little time and money.

I don't know if you are planning to charge the battery with whatever you use, but that would seem to be the most productive way to use the power, unless you must have it direct.  I'm not an electrical engineer but I think it's okay to add more amps to your system if you keep the voltage the same, within limits of course.  Like I said, I don't want to speculate on a chip system without doing the math first.  We'd have to pull specs and design it to work, then decide if it was worth building or not. 

I do not see any TMGs on ebay.  Can you build your own Stirling generator for a bike?  Is that what you mean by a TMG, or is that something different?