Hi peoples,

Absolute newbie to this stuff.

I just posted on otherpower.com a full outline of what I'm trying to achieve and why, so I'll provide a link rather than rewrite the hole topic.

http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2005/10/14/92732/876

Put simply, I'm contemplating using this 460mm x 290mm whirlybird turbine........

...to drive an F&P mounted on a 450x450mm x 300mm(H) box for use as a portable genny for beach camping. All electronics in the box including 12v outlet and 150watt 240/12v inverter outlet, 120A sealed wet deep cycle battery in it's own plastic battery box to sit along side it.

I plan to do some heavy decogging which I know will cause power loss, but I believe I need the turbine to start spinning at low wind speeds.

My power needs are a constant 5.5A full time for a 12v fridge, and a couple of 240v 8-11watt fluro globes, plus a few other items that will draw around 4-5A in total for 1-2hrs a day run from the inverter - it draws .1A.

This is another idea I have, but I have concerns about overall weight and safety with battery built in.

All opinions and recommendations welcome. As I said earlier, I'm a newbie so english is my preferred language electronic diargrams are beyond me - I'm connect red wire to terminal A type person :-)

Greg