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This was during Tropical Storm Fay. We got missed and only had grey skies and light winds. The strongest wind was close to 20 MPH one night. This blade is a full torque design and is not tapered at the tips. This provides more power with slower RPMS. It can handle a 2:1 or 4:1 gear ratio.
June 26th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
what kind of generator do you use, and of what pourpose is it?
June 26th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
“Hoping to test it to failure” Thats awesome! Pushing the envelope is the only practical method to find out how good (or bad) a design is. The most sucessful designs usually experience many failures during development. Ya might call it working out the bugs
I sure hope you will post a video of the test.
June 26th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Hey – Looks awesome! Wondering how much power it produces?
June 26th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
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June 26th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Has your turbine killed any animals like bats or birds?
June 26th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
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June 26th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Shutter speed or successful test cloaking device?
June 26th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Every eolica turbine è a bad news if it does not succeed in gale. This è the advantage of a great force and velocità pi
June 26th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
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June 26th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
I think that is very cool. It has a great spin to it. Fantastic idea. Nice work too, packing tape can be a pain. The idea provides a safe alternative blades close to people.
I have the software for a BB but need to install it without wiping my entire site.
June 26th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
Ok I’ve posted my video as a response. The production quality pales in comparison to yours so I apologize for that. If you are so inclined please read the article that gave me the idea to build this, the link is included in the video info and has tons more stuff including lots of math and ideas about linking more than one of these together. Would love to see what this idea would look like in one of your videos. Thanks
P. S. Is there any progress on the forum for your website?
June 26th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
It looks like it was running pretty fast. Do you have any braking system to prevent overspeed in strong winds. If those blades failed it could be rather nasty.
June 26th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
The only thing I know for mechanical power generation is certain is that the speed necessary to generate tension tent. Check out the average wind speed and the speed of the turbine. Testing the generator RPM tent to see what kind of tension is producing at that speed. Then understand gear type is necessary to activate the generator, turn right.
June 26th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
Thanks for the comments. I have some DC motors that produces tension. I will be one of those hook ups. The connected unit is used to detect only now. I also have some gear ratios so that is closest to an industrial turbine ways a kind of small. Blades that pass all the way to the end turn more slowly because they are grabbing more air. Slower in this case equals more torque.
June 26th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
amazing. so no generator on it? huh. Try and old car alternator, that may work.
Also, did you guys get any footage of it before it went live. Like the construction of the blades, looks pretty sweet.
June 26th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
No power in this video, I am working on a way to fully utilize some gear ratios from old drills. I have a smaller one that rips at the beach with a geared motor attached. Yes to response:-) on this video. Would like to see your video.
June 26th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
ever see one of those BOSS motors?
the best for power generation, of course they are discontinued. . .
June 26th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Thats really cool. Were you generating power that whole time? Also, do you accept video responses? I just recently made a video on a tiny DIY windmill although i dont know enough about electrical to make it generate anything. Just wondering if i could upload and add it as a video response to this. Maybe if you like the idea you could make a vid about it since your productions are extremely well done. Thanks a lot, i really enjoy your videos.