Maker Workshop – Wind Power Generator on MAKE: television
Posted on Aug 7th, 2010 in Solar - Wind | 25 comments
Taking a motor from an old exercise treadmill and some PVC pipe, John Park constructs a wind-powered generator. The electrical power may not be enough to get your home off the grid, but the great thing about the project is how it explains in simple terms the technology involved in turning wind into free electricity. Download the PDFs for these projects at www.makezine.tv
Great demo
Viva!!!!!!!
Hi, Great video. Thanks.
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If you have the tools to drill the holes into the flywheel…why not use the mounts you get from old cieling fan blades. I’m actually looking into doing something like that. The Bridge Rectifier is brilliant…one of my hold ups was how to use any motor as a generator rather than having to buy an alternator or something else like that. Thanks for the great vid…this is very useful.
using the pvc pipe to make props is genius! kudos to whoever thought of that!
my and mine dad build a smaller one and now an can charge mine cellphone with wind power.
thanx john
Great job on this video!
how much of these would you need to power a home?
It’s OK for a science project but is not going to create real power of any value or hold up to hard storm winds. At several hundred RPM, these homemade blades will vibrate and wobble severely.
Damn, just shows others make things seems so difficult…. this is still ‘difficult’ but there’s less BS to deal with to get it done.
well made video.. Thanks for this very clear how to..
I cant wait to make my own.
-Pete
next question from this video is arising … y dont we use hydraulic power to use electercity.. where we know input is alwways lesser than out put … or u can say ther input is used in such a way that it seems …that input is greatr than out put
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Maker Workshop – Wind Power Generator on MAKE: television
Would you happen to have a place I can get this on paper? Thanks
Whats the actual specs for the bridge rectifier? Not sure what to put on.
he made the wind generator work with gas when he mounted it to the truck….well good job
I have all those stuff just laying around… waiting for me to use em up… yup… anytime now… ( few days later) yup anytime now ( few weeks later) yup anytime now ( a longer time later) yup anytime now.
thanks, but um…i guess if i don’t have all those tools to do this…i’m short.
damn can you just give links to companies who make the turbines. i just love they make it seem like i can just pop out my little toolbox and start creating.
guess i’ll pay someone to do this for me.
Thank you very much John, finally i can help people in africa to get electricity, your demo is the best so far, thank u .
shaft, lmao
pipe nipple. lmao
great video- gave me some ideas, thanks.
That was not free power! Think of all the gas he used to drive the generator around! LOL
duuuuude that was awesome o.o