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97fishmt

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Joined: 19/04/2010
Location: United States
Posts: 77
Posted: 10:30pm 02 Sep 2010
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Hi

I put a bigger tail on my mill and now
it's working pretty nicely. 2 foot by 3 foot
3/8 inch plywood. I also added about
10 pounds in the tail boom to get it to
furl later.

 
MacGyver

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Joined: 12/05/2009
Location: United States
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Posted: 06:05am 03 Sep 2010
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97fishmt

Zowie! That tower and turbine look huge; nice work!


. . . . . Mac
Nothing difficult is ever easy!
Perhaps better stated in the words of Morgan Freeman,
"Where there is no struggle, there is no progress!"
Copeville, Texas
 
kevindion
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Joined: 28/07/2010
Location: China
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Posted: 11:09am 04 Sep 2010
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that tower is huge~why don't you put a bigger turbine on it?
 
97fishmt

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Posted: 08:45pm 04 Sep 2010
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I'm working on it. I just got this one working.

1000 watt turbine is really about all I need.
When the wind comes up I am dumping most of
the power. Solar panels supply most of my power.
But solar panels are expensive and I have figured
out how to harness the wind for cheep. I am addicted
to building wind turbines though and playing with
the wind. So of course I'm working on a bigger one.
That's why I put up such a stout and sturdy tower.

I'm just getting started, its only been 20 years
of tinkering to get this far. I should have 2 or
3 times that still left in me (knock on wood).

Mike
 
kevindion
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Posted: 03:18am 05 Sep 2010
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  97fishmt said   I'm working on it. I just got this one working.

Solar panels supply most of my power.
But solar panels are expensive and I have figured
out how to harness the wind for cheep. I am addicted
to building wind turbines though and playing with
the wind. So of course I'm working on a bigger one.
That's why I put up such a stout and sturdy tower.

I'm just getting started, its only been 20 years
of tinkering to get this far. I should have 2 or
3 times that still left in me (knock on wood).

Mike

Solar panels will cost more then 10000RMB to make 1kw every day.(that was what i been told).
good luck.
 
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