Stop in for a cup of coffee

[halifaxhops]

Wind Turbine Permanent Magnet Alternator Generator Delco PMA PMG 12V DC | eBay

Good deal actually, you just take the three phase off the diodes then use a rectifier to make it dc again if it is a long run. 10/3 works great. Braided wire must be used for the dc side.

 

[halifaxhops]

yep i know. Which is why im still leaning propane generator

Have to watch also for a long blackout, then any fuel is not available. Hey you have a stream right? Does it flow well year round?

 

[halifaxhops]

lol, THIS WOULD DO IT!
TALON5 5KW Wind Turbine Generator System - Liquidation | eBay

 

[dukeboy440]

Have to watch also for a long blackout, then any fuel is not available. Hey you have a stream right? Does it flow well year round?

I do and it does flow year round but its a very shallow, slow flowing stream.

 

[halifaxhops]

Look up penstock, believe it or not just need flow to make a hydro gen.

 

[dukeboy440]

lol, THIS WOULD DO IT!
TALON5 5KW Wind Turbine Generator System - Liquidation | eBay

i dont think i have enough wind to make that work

 

[dukeboy440]

Look up penstock, believe it or not just need flow to make a hydro gen.

penstock?

 

[halifaxhops]

Pipeline: Hydro-Electric Penstock Design | Home Power Magazine

LOL made small ones for the gutter downspouts, just added a bit to the batteries when it rained (everyday)

 

[halifaxhops]

penstock?

LOL knew that was coming!

 

[zkx14]

i dont think i have enough wind to make that work

Not as big as it looks in pictures (LOL)
I cant find the blade size, but found another site that sells it with a 30ft tower for under $6K...

 

[halifaxhops]

Blade I have is around 5' diam. Big enough for what I need, I do like the vertical designs much better, more compact.

 

[halifaxhops]

Tower position is what it is all about need a flat no tree area in front of it.

 

[zkx14]

Blade I have is around 5' diam. Big enough for what I need, I do like the vertical designs much better, more compact.

How high?

 

[halifaxhops]

On the hops field, mounted on a 15' mast on the fence, only about 25A max.kicks in with around 3-5 mph wind. obviously the faster the more amperage,

 

[dukeboy440]

Not as big as it looks in pictures (LOL)
I cant find the blade size, but found another site that sells it with a 30ft tower for under $6K...

Not bad, assuming it could provide wind power enough to power the entire house, it'd pay for itself in about 4 years

Blade I have is around 5' diam. Big enough for what I need, I do like the vertical designs much better, more compact.

On the hops field, mounted on a 15' mast on the fence, only about 25A max.kicks in with around 3-5 mph wind. obviously the faster the more amperage,

so question is, how much of a dent in the electric bill does that make?

 

[ScampMike]

Well just like usual...I am only talking to myself. See ya

not true - we all talk to ourselves.. hell, Hoppy does it in his sleep!

 

[ScampMike]

You weren't that bad, still walkin and talkin -although we didn't know what language you were speaking...

soooooo.... just like being here after 5 or 6pm...

 

[ScampMike]

On the hops field, mounted on a 15' mast on the fence, only about 25A max.kicks in with around 3-5 mph wind. obviously the faster the more amperage,

you said mounted

 

[zkx14]

Not bad, assuming it could provide wind power enough to power the entire house, it'd pay for itself in about 4 years

But how much more $ till it was installed? I'm thinking a LOT more

 

[ScampMike]

so I just noticed - my friggin' lower rib muscles hurt... I'm sitting trying figure I did......... OH YEA, Saturday night - I laughed so much that it hurt

 

[Ddaddy]

Hi folks, I'm finally waking up. Just finished my first cup of coffee. I slept more than 12 hrs last night!

Now I've got to go retrieve the car cover for the '66...it blew off in the wind this morning and is wrapped around the tree across the street. At least it stayed on until after the rain stopped!

 

[ScampMike]

Hoppy missed the drop into the living room Sat night and about landed on top of me - yea, woke me up -- and of course I couldn't get back to sleep. Then last night we had that wind blow through up here at about 2am - and it woke me up (I was OUT) - I got back to sleep, but it wasn't a good solid crashout.. so maybe 6hrs. sleep since Sat/Sun/Mon.. starting to feel it

 

[dukeboy440]

But how much more $ till it was installed? I'm thinking a LOT more

exactly

 

[toolmanmike]

It's colder than a well diggers *** out there!

 

[ScampMike]

It's colder than a well diggers *** out there!

how do you know how cold a well diggers *** gets...??