Anthony21403
Arkansas
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go to www.instructables.com and do a search. i saw a homebuilt windcharger on there the other day and there was a company that offers the parts.
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tom_kat
way upstate new york/lake george area
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there's a few places that sell all most all of the parts you need to make your own from new permanent magnet alternators to prop assembles of different sizes I replaced my prop to a larger and longer size the biggest thing you need to look into is the amount of wind you will need to really get something out of the set up,you need a clear area,trees and building slow the wind speed and cause turbulence and you don't get much power back for your investment,a set up is bulky and hard to store away mines in the garage collecting dust one day in the right spot I will set it up again.takes awhile to put it together the prop itself is over 4 ft around when its put together,had mine up for about a year before I took it down and its not handy for a few days stop off and takes a while to set it up.
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mavapa
Rome, Ga, USA
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I haven't checked this in a long time, but even some smaller sailboats sometimes have wind-powered generators. You might consider looking on some boating sites.
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campalaska
Girdwood, Alaska
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Thanks all but im not in the business of buying one, over priced. i want to make it.
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TMBLSN
Washington State
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That Air-X link shows a complete system for $1500. This newer model is $725, without the telescoping pole and such.
Good luck building something for less than that.
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jmadre
Elizabeth City, NC
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This site has been around for a while...
OtherPower.com
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robatthelake
Vancouver Island
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Please make it Quiet, The ones that I have seen or rather Heard over the Years have All been Noisy!
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Keith M
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Check out Ebay if you havent already they sell complete generators plus all the separate parts and instructions to build your own generator. In Quartzsite you will see quite a few generators. The biggest problem that I could see with them is noise. I think they are getting quiteter but in building one you might want to consider the noise.
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Gdetrailer
PA
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I would second the OtherPower web site, they are very knowledgable with home brew wind turbines. Read everything you can on that site then ask your questions.
From my browsing of that site I would say you will be hard pressed to make much power with a small turbine, there just isn't much power in low winds (7-9mph). Most of the small ready built commercial types like airx are over rated since they need 20mph or better winds to generate the rated power. The airx has its own regulation built in but your home brews must have a controller that has a dump load attached. The dump load prevents the turbine from "running away" when batteries are full.
You also need to get the turbine high in the air (20'+) to get "clean" air that doesn't have much turbulence.
I personally from browsing the OtherPower site would not wish to be that close to an operating wind turbine, things DO go wrong and things WILL explode. You WOULD not stand a chance against flying shrapnel from the turbine self destructing. Your RV or anyone else's nearby would not offer any substantial protection from flying debris if your turbine decides to self destruct.
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Serena
US
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You might also like to cruise YouTube. There are dozens of videos people have submitted of their home brew systems. Some have parts lists and instructions. You might particularly like this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mecU7S2xoJc
It has absolutely nothing to do with what you are intending to build, but if you are into alternative energy production, it's fascinating. If this guy (the inventer, Shawn Frayne) and his associates are right, we're going to see a whole new type of wind power very soon. He's thinking low-powered sensors, but of course any RVer will see a bunch of other neat possibilities straight off.
Serena
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