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Unread 07-28-2003, 10:28 PM   #14
jaydee
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Originally posted by airspirit
I've always wanted to set up my own wind turbine ....
I considered this at one time. Wasn't for computers though, long before I even owned a computer back in the High School days.

Anyway what I was considering was setting up a windmill with a alternator from a car, a one wire 100amp variety from J.C. Whitney. I would use a pully/gear system and then run the wire of the alternator to a battery and then from there to a DC to AC converter if needed. I was trying to design it small enough to take on camping trips and what not so you didn't have to burn extra gas recharging the deep cell trolling motor and camper batteries..... never got around to getting deep into it though..
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