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Posted in March 24th, 2009
I have since started a new project. All of the equiptment used to make this turbine are currently for sale on eBay and the auctions end 3/29/09. Here are links to each of the items. All of the parts were used to make the turbine featured on this site except the motor which is a [...]
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Posted in September 2nd, 2008
I have some good news. I tested this turbine over the weekend and peaked at 33VDC @ 10.4 Amps. Yes, 10.4 Amps. I will be posting some additional photos later this coming weekend. Please check back to see what I have done.
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Posted in August 10th, 2008
I have since updated some additional photos in the gallery of the motor after I have added some bullet connectors for power connection. These were purchased from a hobby store and I have used these in the past for radio control helicopters and aircraft. These work perfect. I also have the charge controller I am [...]
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Posted in August 4th, 2008
Note: After reviewing the video with the volume up, I noticed that the turbine seemed like it was extremely loud. I want to clarify. This is NOT the turbine. The loud background noise is actually a combination of an A/C unit, camera motor noise and wind. The turbine itself if fairly quiet, but there is [...]
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Posted in August 3rd, 2008
I just ran some tests today with my semi-completed turbine. It actually turned out really well. Please visit the gallery for high quality images and videos.
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Posted in August 1st, 2008
My next item I needed was a weather type vane for my turbine. Where else did I look? eBay of course. I had so much good luck with eBay previously, that I found several sellers who had what I wanted. I first bought a unit from Seller A. I call him Seller A because I [...]
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Posted in July 20th, 2008
After doing some more looking, I came across some blades again, on eBay. I talked to the seller Russ, who made me a good deal on a hub and blade combo kit. For a little over $100, I received an extremely well machined hub and Air-X turbine replacement blades. The hub was perfect as it [...]
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Posted in July 18th, 2008
I have officially decided to build my own wind generator to see if it can be done. I originally considered purchasing one, however I am the type that likes to build my own if possible. I did some research and found that a wind turbine can be made very easily with fairly simple parts.
The first [...]
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Posted in July 15th, 2008
Welcome to FreeAirPower.com. This site is intended to give you information on building a homemade wind generator. These are really inexpensive and easy to build. Over the next few weeks, I will be posting additional information as the project progresses. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to let me know.
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