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Category Archives: Wind
DIY coil winder for wind power generators
OK so you are going to make your wind turbine from scratch, well you need to make some coils and this is a nice way to help automate it and not mess up. http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Hand-Driller-Coil-Winding-Machine-with-Digital/
Demo vertical wind power with a pringles wind turbine
Still on the wind power kick. This is a nice simple (and cheap) build, if you don’t count the magnet wire, to demo to kids wind power using a vertical based windmill http://www.instructables.com/id/Pringles-Wind-Turbine-Pleech—Version-One/
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Use a drill motor motor for a generator for wind turbine
OK I know the write-up is for the entire setup, but what got me interested in this build is the use of the drill motor (old cordless drill). This is nice since its geared, the author reverses the chuck so … Continue reading
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Simple to build windpower
The author uses a bicycle bottle dynamo, a car radiator fan, and a funnel to make a simple, and effective wind power generator. Oh an a bike axle can be used to help the thing move around. This can be … Continue reading
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kidwind, good kid building windpower
KidWind, which also sells a kit, has a nice write-up on building a PVC stand wind turbine. The nice bit with this build is they use gears to increase the power from the turbine. http://learn.kidwind.org/learn http://learn.kidwind.org/files/manuals/GEAREDTURBINE_MANUAL.pdf
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Simple wind turbine for kids
In-case you haven’t noticed, I am on a wind kick again. This write-up the author intended to build a wind turbine for camping. My 2 cents, better build for kids. I like this build (got more like this coming up), … Continue reading
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Make an anemometer
One way to get an idea on if you should even thing about putting up wind power is to measure the wind in your area. Well you could buy an anemometer, or take an old hard-drive motor, a bike speedometer, … Continue reading
Interesting opensource vertical wind turbine
Directions (in pdf) are pretty good to build a vertical based wind turbine from parts, including the generator. Me…little too much work for my taste for a small return. But its still worth looking at. http://www.applied-sciences.net/library/zoetrope.php
Redneck windmill project
This is one interesting windmill build. Has the standard PVC blades and cover for the motor you see in other builds, but I found it interesting the an old saw blade was used for a hub. I guess it works … Continue reading
Build a cheap windtunnel
Want to test out some of your 3D printed designs for a quadcopter? Well build yourself a cheap windtunnel with a a box fan and some plexiglass. Looks like it works OK too. http://makezine.com/projects/wind-tunnel/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=%24{feed}&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24{makezineonline}+%28%24{MAKE}%29&utm_content=%24{GoogleReader}