Dan-- I'm no authority, but I put up an Enertech 1800 a few years ago for my sister. I wasn't satisfied with balance either, and took them back off, laid each...
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Jon Powers
calwind@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:03 pm
Dan said: I wonder if there are ways to balance these blades better? I have always been able to see power fluctuation on every revolution and can hear the load...
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Tom Gray
tomgray@...
Jun 2, 2001 3:35 am
This was written in late 1997. I splattered it around the nets then, but have changed computers twice since, and awea-wind-home has changed its residence too....
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Laurie Forbes
lforbes@...
Jun 3, 2001 4:43 am
Have just completed construction of the third and fourth trial blades of my four blader mill (6.4 ft dia) and have also moved the tower to a better wind...
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hugh piggott
hugh.piggott@...
Jun 3, 2001 8:25 am
... thanks for the feedback, Laurie. ... It would be very easy for you to measure the actual starting torque of the geared generator. Attach weighs to the...
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wecsman@...
Jun 3, 2001 12:57 pm
California Net Metering explanation. Any questions? <A HREF="http://www.energy.ca.gov/greengrid/net_metering.html">Click here: Net Metering & You</A> ...
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windmission@...
Jun 3, 2001 12:57 pm
... List, as You might know our property burned totally down due to an utility served laundry machine - Need your assistance on this email received to night....
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witapple@...
Jun 3, 2001 12:57 pm
In a message dated 6/2/2001 12:22:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Now.. that is a helpful thought... i have center balanced them over and over... even threw...
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georgepds@...
Jun 3, 2001 4:01 pm
... I like the article, I especially like the above turn of phrase:)...
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Michael Klemen
windy@...
Jun 3, 2001 4:20 pm
Dana, ... Yes, except when fluttering. The owner's manual, which is available at: http://www.bergey.com states on page 6 that: "Under unloaded operation the...
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Neil Hochstedler
neilho@...
Jun 3, 2001 4:28 pm
John Parsons wrote; Now if we could keep from burning out motors!! I'm contemplating installing a second motor of similar size and activate it with a wind ...
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Neil Hochstedler
neilho@...
Jun 3, 2001 4:28 pm
... over... even threw away the stupid overspeed doodads that hung on the tips and were all cockeyed... They are kinda stupid looking and could easily be...
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Laurie Forbes
lforbes@...
Jun 3, 2001 5:23 pm
... I'll try this but it may be a little difficult as I wouldn't want the mill to start rotating with the unbalanced weight. Maybe I could attach a rope to...
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hugh piggott
hugh.piggott@...
Jun 3, 2001 10:21 pm
... do it without the blade on. you are testing the drive and alternator. not the blades. see what torque you need by testing the shaft connected to the...
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Laurie Forbes
lforbes@...
Jun 4, 2001 12:38 am
... Sorry, I misunderstood your previous post - I thought the objective was to gauge blade quality by comparing actual blade starting torque with that ...
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David
daveh@...
Jun 4, 2001 6:12 am
Rather curious about the body of the email...... At any rate. I've been meaning to ask, did you lose your aluminum molds as well? Where or how did you have...
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hugh piggott
hugh.piggott@...
Jun 4, 2001 8:37 am
... and previously ... Maybe we have another misunderstanding here. The starting torque rule on page 10 of the notes on my web page wpNotes is for a ...
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Claus Nybroe
windmission@...
Jun 4, 2001 10:20 am
... Well, got over it now Dave, the guy actually send me another strange mail with a request for blades, but I don't deal with people making me sad. ... The...
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Laurie Forbes
lforbes@...
Jun 4, 2001 6:34 pm
... Perhaps one source of error is my assumption that the equation gives starting torque *per blade* which gives a result of four times what you show above....
Laurie, For a "semi-accurate" anemometer, steal a kids skate wheel, screw in three or four 6" pieces of 1/4" threaded rod into the tread-side of the wheel...
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Tom Tschappler
tom.tschappler@...
Jun 4, 2001 8:02 pm
The recent posting of James R. Udall's article titled "SLASHING HOUSEHOLD CARBON DIOXIDE PRODUCTION WITH SOLAR TECHNOLOGY: A COLORADO CASE STUDY" has brought...
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Don Powell
d.powell@...
Jun 4, 2001 8:43 pm
Well I'm an environmentalist but I'll try to not let that cloud the issue. The problem is that these forest and grasslands are being destroyed to be replaced...
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Laurie Forbes
lforbes@...
Jun 4, 2001 9:05 pm
... The procedure is in the form of a Word document with the conversion given as a table (two tables in fact - one for a pingpong ball and the other for a...
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Clay, Douglas
Douglas.Clay@...
Jun 4, 2001 9:40 pm
Tom Not to take too much time off the subject (wind power). The plants also die, decompose and produce CO2. Ergo - more and bigger plants = more CO2. The only...
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hugh piggott
hugh.piggott@...
Jun 4, 2001 9:51 pm
... OK so the rule is in the ballpark after all. (-: phew :-) It refers to the complete rotor not one blade. ... this is the kind of stuff you have to...
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Paul Gipe by way of ...
hugh.piggott@...
Jun 5, 2001 6:57 am
(This message was from Paul Gipe- I have removed the attachment - Hugh) June 4, 2001 RE: Final Results of Ampair 100 Power Curve Tests Attached is an Excel...
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Tom Gray
tomgray@...
Jun 5, 2001 11:33 am
... has ... It should be noted that while the posting is recent, the article itself was written in late 1997, and in the time since, the scientific evidence...
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ROBIN MARSTRAND
r.marstrand@...
Jun 5, 2001 4:40 pm
... From: Richard and Norah Chaloner [mailto:nrchaloner@...] Sent: 04 June 2001 20:21 Subject: Fw: Roll Out a Blackout On June 21 ... From: Griffith...
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windpower4jp@...
Jun 5, 2001 4:40 pm
Neil, thanks for the response to Enertech motor failures. Yes, it id due to overheating. I moved a high altitude model to Kansas. It has longer blades, and...
