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No problem at all...

U checked out the site and it is a very workable solution.

http://thriftify.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/build-your-own-wind-generator/

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DIY Wind Generator for under $200
May 6, 2009 · 2 Comments
Photo: Mike Davis

Photo: Mike Davis

Here’s a step-by-step guide to building your own wind generator made out of basic materials like PVC pipe and sheet metal. Author Mike Davis explains how he started on this project:

I started by Googling for information on home-built wind turbines. There are a lot of them out there in an amazing variety of designs and complexities. All of them had five things in common though:

1. A generator
2. Blades
3. A mounting that keeps it turned into the wind
4. A tower to get it up into the wind
5. Batteries and an electronic control system

I reduced the project to just five little systems. If attacked one at a time, the project didn’t seem too terribly difficult. I decided to start with the generator. My online research showed that a lot of people were building their own generators. That seemed a bit too complicated, at least for a first effort. Others were using surplus permanent magnet DC motors as generators in their projects. This looked like a simpler way to go. So I began looking into what motors were best for the job.

This easy to follow guide is available on Mike’s website. Link.

Categories: DIY
Tagged: wind generator
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Kate // May 6, 2009 at 10:35 PM

He makes it sound easy!
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David // May 17, 2009 at 12:44 AM

Fantastic angles on the whole thing, keep it up guys, a fantastic read, I really enjoyed it.
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You may want to read all the way through, because he overcame the problem he had with a weak area of the blades later in the article and that seems a very logical fix. DW

Thanks. Quix, ping to post 2995.

THANKS TONS.

Thanks. Another link I lost with the Dell reset. Gradually getting a lot back. Won’t show this to hubby just yet. Owe him big time right now. Raining today, so he made me a cream cheese peach pie with fresh peaches from a neighbors tree. DELICIOUS! Have eaten half of it already. Glad he doesn’t like sweets.

Thank you DelaWhere. So glad I really read back through my pings. I appreciate your help. I am going to paste your info again for myself as I am challenged when it comes to finding these answers later when I need them. Thanks again.

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U checked out the site and it is a very workable solution.