Re: Wind power from an 18" windmill (3.00 / 0) (#4) by hiker on Thu Feb 24, 2005 at 11:50:37 PM MST

try #17 wire about 85 to  100 turns per coil.. heres a shot of my minnie stator--single phase dual rotor-12 mags'[6 per rotor] and 6 coils..yours is set up for single phase--8 coils 8 mags--your coils should be wired up to read--first coil--clockwise-secound coil -counter clockwise --and so on. you will end up with only two wires--start and finish..wire all coils in series.. my minnie mill is only about 85watts--lights up a single 12v 50watt headlamp bright.. but not as bright with two..thats with ceramic mags... next one will be three phase with neo mags.. ps: put some iron behide your coils--even strapping tape works--just tape one side of it then roll it up in a big coil --then mount this behind your coils..and mount your mags to a metal disk..a 7" saw blade should work for yah...just super glue them on there....good luck.. WILD IN ALASKA

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