Sorry, I forgot to mention that my drive gears the generator up 3 1/2 times to that of the prop. If interested, there are some pics of my setup...
I'm using a 2 1/2 hp treadmill motor as my generator. It's in the top of the 40' tower under covers right now. I can't remember what the data...
Thanks TomT, I'm just trying to get it up and putting out power, get some meters on it, and figure out what I'm going to need before spending...
I took a small 110 v heater apart (750 watt on low & 1500 watt on high) and it just had the cord coming in with one wire going to a dial switch,...
Can't seem to find it right now, but I was reading about someone once making a dump load out of a spiral notebook binder coil. Could a typical...
This might sound stupid, but why can't you get a gas powered generator and drive it with wind instead of the engine? Would it not get to enough...
The tower is 40', overall it's about 45' to center of the prop.
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Yes, here is the tower that I'm working on putting a generator on. The treadmill motor is mounted in...
Hi, I'm new to this, but if your looking for something to use for your pivot in top of tower, that you can run wires down through, try a free...
Thanks windyguru for your info. Like I said, this is my first attempt at this, and it didn't start out to be anything more than decoration at the...
Hi, just found this sight, and have questions. I've been trying my hand at building a wind generator. I'm new to all of this, as you will probably...
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