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To: txhurl

Funny you should mention that. I’ve lived for 22 years off the grid, mostly relying on solar photovoltaic panels. But I’ve got a wind generator, a 2600 watt Jacobs from the 1940 farm era that supplements.

Both the PV and the wind generate DC to charge a big battery bank, and I run an inverter off that to get 120VAC standard voltage for my house.

Works great. Maintenance on the wind generator is good exercise, free climbing up an 80 foot tower. :)


14 posted on 03/07/2012 10:40:36 PM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: dayglored

I’m hoping you use carabiners!

Seriously, our forefathers used windmills just fine until the rural electrification program forced them off.

Harvest ALL energy to its ability without projecting and hyping it to be a Superman savior for the grid.


17 posted on 03/07/2012 10:59:28 PM PST by txhurl (Thank you, Andrew Breitbart. In your untimely passing, you have exposed these people one last time.)
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