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Not Sure why its not charging Batteries
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Re: Not Sure why its not charging Batteries
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by jjrob80 (
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so what i guess now i want to ask is does it seem like this motor it self will produce some good amps if controlled right? Setting aside the controller, i know the turbine it self is balanced and would, and has withstood some high winds. I saw someone had a question whether that would hold up. And the placement of the genny is good to because it seems that most of the VAWT i have seen on the web have been placed low and similar to how i have it. Im just trying to match things up at this point. Im more on the mechanical end of all of this and im not sure about tearing into the controller like lightingrod is asking me to do. Im going to try a 10mph day and go through my amp meter to the batteries and see how that works. The controller was only $60.00. And maybe can still be salvaged as a solar controller like everyone seems to think. (Which is the next project). Am happy though with this type of genny compared to 3 prop type at this point. Someday maybe a prop type will be a project also. I built this for the 3phase stator i built, and maybe ill use that on the prop one. I have the most money i guess in that with the magnets and mag. wire for the stator. well any other advise would be helpfull
thanks
John
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Re: Not Sure why its not charging Batteries
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by Ungrounded Lightning Rod on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 07:22:55 PM MST
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Just move the hot end of the dump load and the load side of your genny's blocking diode to battery + and see if your genny starts performing properly (and ignore the "charging" light.)
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