This unit was designed for medium wind areas. Depending upon what kind of load (higher loads require more wind to begin turning) you have hooked 

to it, it will start turning in as little as 3-4 mph winds. I consider 20 mph winds to be perfect and 25-30 mph winds to be about maximum.

Some new motors are tighter (until broken in) and will require more wind to begin turning.

What can you use this turbine for? Well let me give you a few ideas.

1. Under good conditions (20+ mph winds) this unit will put out around 30 watts of power at around 13 volts. This will slowly trickle charge a 12 volt

battery. Just connect it to your battery red-red, black-black and it will work. No charge controller is needed.

2. If it's turning at all (4-5 mph winds) it will charge any of your AAA, AA, C or D rechargable batterys. You'll need to make a simple connector (not

included) and you've got hot batterys for your camera, Ipod, etc. anywhere you go. Hikers, hunters, boaters, etc. can really appreciate this.


3. I get emails almost every day from folks that want a real small wind turbine to power a small dc light bulb when it's turning. They just want to see

a light burning when they look out the window at night or while sitting on the porch in the evenings. This unit will do that also. If it's turning it will

light the bulb (not included) and it gets brighter as wind speed increases.

4. This unit is perfect for your childs school project or your own alternative energy project.

Here's a detailed description of the item:

The unit is small, about 21" long from the tip of the arbor to the end of the tailfin.
It comes with a blocking diode installed so as not to discharge your battery when the wind isn't turning.

The main beam (frame) is made of 3/4" steel square tubing and painted black. Plastic plugs are used to cap the ends of the turbing.
The downtube (the part that slips into your mounting pole, etc.) is 7/8" o.d. steel and is welded to the main beam.
The tail fin (which keeps it pointed into the wind) is made of inexpensive white plastic and is bolted to the main beam.
The generator motor is solidly clamped to the main beam with a pair of steel bands.

The motor cover is made of pvc plastic and painted.Style and colors my vary.
Three blades come with the unit. They are made from thinwall pvc plastic pipe and were especially designed for low startup speeds.

The blades are about 17" long each making the prop disc about 34" across.
The arbor which connects the motor and prop hub is machined from 6061 T-6 aluminum.
The prop hub is made from 3/16" ABS plastic and is light and strong.

The unit comes 95% assembled and any 12 year old can bolt on the tail fin, hub and blades in less than 10 minutes.

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It sells for $160.00 including USPS Priority Mail shipping within the USA 

 

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This unit was designed for medium wind areas. Depending upon what kind of load (higher loads require more wind to begin turning) you have hooked  

to it, it will start turning in as little as 10 mph winds. I consider 15-18 mph winds to be perfect and 20-25 mph winds to be about maximum.

Some new motors are tighter (untill broken in) and will require more wind to begin turning.

What can you use this turbine for? 

All small wind turbines are nothing more than wind powered battery chargers:

 If it's turning at all it is making around 13 volts. This will slowly trickle charge a 12 volt 

battery. Just connect it to your battery red-red, black-black and it will work. No charge controller is needed. More wind simply means more amps and your

battery charges faster.


Here's a detailed description of the unit:

The unit is small, about 21" long from the tip of the arbor to the end of the tailfin.
It comes with a blocking diode installed so as not to discharge your battery when the wind isn't turning.

The main beam (frame) is made of 3/4" steel square tubing and painted black. Plastic plugs are used to cap the ends of the turbing.
The downtube (the part that slips into your mounting pole, etc.) is 7/8" o.d. steel and is welded to the main beam. 
The tail fin (which keeps it pointed into the wind) is made of inexpensive white plastic and is bolted to the main beam.
The generator motor is solidly clamped to the main beam with a pair of steel bands.
The motor is factor sealed from all weather.
The motor cover is made of pvc plastic and painted. 
Six blades come with the unit (even though the photo shows three). They are made from thinwall pvc plastic pipe and were especially designed for lower startup speeds.
The blades are about 22" long each making the prop disc about 44" across.
The arbor which connects the motor and prop hub is machined from 6061 T-6 aluminum and is very strong.
The prop hub is made from 3/16" ABS plastic and is light and strong.

The unit comes 95% assembled and any 12 year old can bolt on the tail fin, hub and blades in less than 10 minutes.

We ship these units anywhere in the world via priority mail. If I could ship it cheaper I would but Uncle Sam sets the rates and doesn't 

listen to me much any more :)

We ship really quick and package professionally.


You are buying the turbine only and not the test stand shown in the picture.


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What can you do with a small wind turbine or solar panel ?

 

I am asked this question every day. First, you must know that all wind turbines and solar panels are nothing more than battery chargers. That's right, they charge batteries.

Batteries store energy. That's what allows you to turn the key in your car and start the engine. Stored energy !

If you use any of this stored energy it must eventually be replaced (the battery must be charged). Your car has an alternator bolted onto the engine that is belt driven. If the engine is running, the alternator is re-charging your battery. 

Most folks don't know it but the alternator on your car requires about 5 horsepower to turn it at highway speeds. This reduces your gas mileage by at least 2 mpg.

In other words, charging a battery costs you money, unless you have a wind turbine or solar panel.

Lots of folks use 12 volt (and 24 volt) batteries and power inverters (these convert 12v dc to 120 v ac power) to power lots of things.

Every RV has at least one 12 volt battery which normally runs most of the lights and the central hear/air blower motor.

Ice fishermen normally use 12 volt batteries to power lights, TV's, radios.

All powered boats and sailboats have 12 or 24 volt batteries on board to power the entire boat.

Remote cabins and homes use batteries and inverters for electric power.

Many Americans today are also using wind turbines and solar power to reduce or even eliminate their electric bill.

I tell everyone to think small.

It is not feasible for most Americans to attempt to get their 1800 sq. ft. centrally heated and cooled all electric home off the grid. It is still too expensive.

However,

It is very feasible for most Americans to significantly reduce their electric bill using wind turbines and solar panels.

The simplest way to reduce your electric bill is to purchase a "grid tie" inverter. Then you simply connect the wind turbine and/or solar panel directly to it. The "grid tie" inverter then plugs into any 120volt outlet in your home and backfeeds whatever power you are producing directly into your homes power system. If you are producing even a small amount of power your electric meter will turn slower thus lowering your electric bill. If you are producing more significant power (10-50 amps) your could see your electric bill drop a lot.

I have reduced my home/shop electric bill from an average of $400+ per month down to an average of $125 per month.

It doesn't take long to pay for your investment at that rate :)

I have two, 300 watt wind turbines and two of our 65 watt solar panels connected to a pair of 260 watt grid tie inverters. That's it.

 

The most common way that people utilize wind turbine and solar power is by the use of batteries or a battery bank. As mentioned above, RV's, boats, etc. have batteries as their main power source.

Many remote cabins/homes also use battery banks for power.

Our wind turbines and solar panels keep these batteries charged and it doesn't cost a penny !

So, in closing.

You can use a grid tie inverter for your home or batteries for your remote cabin, boat, RV, etc.  If you use batteries you must also use a power inverter if you want to run 120 volt appliances. The inverter converts 12 volts dc to 120 volts ac.

The grid tie inverter that I use cost me $260.00 each.

12 volt inverters cost from $20.00 and up depending upon how much capacity you require. I have a 3000 watt inverter at my cabin that cost me $199.00.

I also use Walmart deep cycle marine batteries ($65.00 each) at my cabin. I use four of these batteries, but your particular situation may require more or less batteries.