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Secure those turnbuckles!
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Re: Secure those turnbuckles!
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23skadoo
on Sun Mar 18, 2007 at 09:44:43 PM MST
I have also purchased one of these Chinese turbines. I had to balance and trim the blades, replace the controller, replace the turbine bearings and give it a good coat of durable paint. I did not use the supplied pipe tower. As mentioned a good unit to learn about wind generation and associated subjects. After a lot of work it is now running well. The attatched site gives some good information.
http://www.ecoinnovation.co.nz/links.php?code=8
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Re: Secure those turnbuckles!
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jimovonz
on Mon Mar 19, 2007 at 02:54:13 AM MST
Hi 23skadoo, what model do you have and what sort of output are you seeing?
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Re: Secure those turnbuckles!
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23skadoo
on Sun Mar 25, 2007 at 08:28:14 PM MST
The turbine has no markings except the name Greenpower on box. It was purchased from Jaycar electronics in Australia. The maximum output I have seen is 360 watts.
It seems to spin fairly fast to get above the 24v of the batteries then the output current rises fairly quickly. I would like to see it charge at lower RPM so I am thinking of using a step up transformer at the 3 phase output. A 25% increase in input voltage to the control box would make it a lot more efficient. Not sure if this would work in practice but it would be the easiest fix I can think of.
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