Just wondering if any in the group are involved with the "Kidwind" program ? It's a "small-wind" middle and high school oriented project to show things about...
Great organization! I've used their gear with kids in Central America. Best, Ian ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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roger dixon
roger.dixon@...
Mar 1, 2009 9:20 pm
I haven't worked with them directly, but I did stop by their booth at the AWEA conference a year or two ago. Great info, good handouts, etc. They also had a...
I purchased one of their small wind turbine kits ($60 or $70 i think) about 2 years ago for my nephew to assemble and show how a wind turbine works for the...
In over 25 years of experience with blade icing on small turbine blades, I totally concur with Jon Powers. The ice forms evenly on all blades IF they are...
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roger dixon
roger.dixon@...
Mar 2, 2009 12:46 am
From: small-wind-home@yahoogroups.com [mailto:small-wind-home@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Parsons Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 4:54 PM To:...
Dear Sir/Ma, I want free standing tower 60ft lenght for my 20ft wind turbine. I have build 48ft tower with 3 sets of 4 guy wire that used most of my...
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Derek Conniffe
derek@...
Mar 2, 2009 2:24 pm
I'm also interested in [an affordable] free standing tower. I wonder how you'd drop a turbine for inspections/repair or would you have to climb up to it? Derek...
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Derek Conniffe
derek@...
Mar 2, 2009 7:13 pm
Right now I'm using a 30ft wooden pole (old power pole) for a very small turbine but it's a pain in the neck having to go up a ladder - plus I'm afraid of...
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Nando
nando37@...
Mar 2, 2009 7:47 pm
DEREK: One type we have used is to have 3 poles, two of them set in the ground and the third pole between both poles then up there you use a rod ( we used...
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roger dixon
roger.dixon@...
Mar 2, 2009 7:47 pm
You can purchase tip up/tilt down towers from various manufacturers and try to adapt your turbine to one. They come with gin poles, winches, cables, etc.,...
Hi- looking for some info/advice on running a smaller but faster blade set on my turbine. The blades are from www.magnets4less.com, and are the 13.1 ft. set (3...
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Neil Hochstedler
neilho@...
Mar 2, 2009 9:35 pm
I've just recommissioned a Whisper H80, 240V model for a customer and it seems to furl at slightly less than 800 watts. Have other folks seen this, too?...
Yes this is a good number from what I have seen, the machine will put out more, but the noise and vibration and I get concerned with longevity. If your unit...
Hello Neil, I've got a Whisper 200, and though it's peaking higher these days after a blade modification, it was common to see it peak over 1100 watts. I spoke...
Homebrew wind guru Hugh Piggott will return to the states to teach two wind electricity workshops this spring in the San Juan Islands of Washington state. Hugh...
Windturbine report This installation is finnished for the time being and appears to function well. I was unable to do anything but reply to myself on my ...
Devin, I ran a set of those blades for a while (before they broke when I dropped the tower/turbine- the abrupt stop did it, they did not hit the ground). You...
Devin, I agree with lane, who did an excellent job of explanation. As to whether your alternator can deliver the necessary power/ load at a lower speed needs...
Just watching a "green energy" video on tv, one section was about a person in Chicago who had invented a vawt that was super efficient, shaped like the spiral...
Hi Neil, Old news. The only thing this design is super efficient at is getting free media attention from folks who are always looking for a new story and have...
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Richard Averett
averettr@...
Mar 4, 2009 2:02 am
These folks make something along a similar line, called the "windspire". http://www.mariahpower.com/ Richard _____ From: small-wind-home@yahoogroups.com ...
NREL just ceased testing this one: http://www.nrel.gov/wind/smallwind/mariah_power.html. And the performance numbers are miserable: Commissioned 5-15-08, test...
Did a Google on that thingy = Called Aerotecture. Lot of info of sorts, among other things, they got NYSERDA to kick in a million bucks for experimental...
... I don't know how much wind that NREL has, but I saw one of these Windspires the other day (class 6 wind site, near the ocean), and it was actually charging...
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roger dixon
roger.dixon@...
Mar 4, 2009 3:54 pm
The link, http://www.nrel.gov/wind/smallwind/mariah_power.html, is in NREL's "not found" section. Does anyone have the link to the report? Thanks, Roger Dixon...
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Neil Hochstedler
neilho@...
Mar 4, 2009 3:55 pm
Mark, Yes, that is something to try. I didn't realize that the acceptable torque spec has such a wide range, since the manual forbids this adjustment. The ...
Hi Roger, My fault for adding punctuation after the URL. Use this: http://www.nrel.gov/wind/smallwind/mariah_power.html Best, Ian ... [Non-text portions of...
Thanks Neil, but as far as the brevity...those folks from across the valley massing with pitchforks kind off sped things along. Yes, I read the same thing in...
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zenobia@...
Mar 5, 2009 10:48 am
Hi, My Whisper 200 has special silent blades which allow the generator to start as low as 1,5 m/s (3,3 mph) and to produce some energy (very few Watts) around...
