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FAQ: Homebrewed Electricity FAQ
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Batteries -- Can I use car batteries in my solar/wind RE system?
Batteries -- How can I get the longest life from my Batteries
Batteries -- How do I take care of my Flooded Lead Acid Batteries
Batteries -- What voltage should my SLA battery read when fully charged?
Blade-Carving 101
Can I charge a 12v battery with a 9v power source
coils coils coils
everything you wanted to know about magnetism but were to repulsed to ask
How is the wild 3-phase AC output of a wind turbine converted to DC for battery charging?
Starting the Listeroid diesel
Systems -- Fuses and Circuit Breakers -- where do I put them in a system?
what happens when I hook a 30v power source to a 12v battery
Wind - Can I convert a gas-powered portable generator into a wind turbine by removing the engine?
Wind -- Can I use a car alternator to build a wind generator?
Wind -- Can I use a car voltage regulator to regulate my wind generator?
Wind -- How do I regulate voltage from my windmill to my battery bank?
Wind -- How do you get the windmill power down the tower, since the mill yaws into the wind?
Batteries -- Can I use car batteries in my solar/wind RE system?
car batteries are not a good choice for this type of an application.
Batteries -- How can I get the longest life from my Batteries
Maintenance of your Battery Bank
Batteries -- How do I take care of my Flooded Lead Acid Batteries
Maintenence, care and testing of lead acid batteries
Batteries -- What voltage should my SLA battery read when fully charged?
This question gets asked allot along with a few other SLA (Sealed Lead Acid) related questions.
Blade-Carving 101
Detailed
Can I charge a 12v battery with a 9v power source
no current will flow into the battery until the voltage from the charger exceeds the voltage of the battery
coils coils coils
for your coil questions look here
everything you wanted to know about magnetism but were to repulsed to ask
for all those magnetics questions look here
How is the wild 3-phase AC output of a wind turbine converted to DC for battery charging?
With bridge rectifiers mounted to a heat sink, read on......
Starting the Listeroid diesel
when it's really cold....
Systems -- Fuses and Circuit Breakers -- where do I put them in a system?
For safety's sake, there are different places to put them, with different types of fuses and breakers required.
what happens when I hook a 30v power source to a 12v battery
the battery pulls the source voltege down to its level
Wind - Can I convert a gas-powered portable generator into a wind turbine by removing the engine?
No. The alternator used on portable gensets just will not work for a wind turbine, because....
Wind -- Can I use a car alternator to build a wind generator?
You could...but they are poorly-suited for the task, requiring high rpms to make power, and have other problems.
Wind -- Can I use a car voltage regulator to regulate my wind generator?
No, vehicle voltage regulators are built to perform a completely different function.
Wind -- How do I regulate voltage from my windmill to my battery bank?
The batteries actually regulate themselves, UNTIL they get full. At that point you must start diverting power to a Dump Load.
Wind -- How do you get the windmill power down the tower, since the mill yaws into the wind?
Commercial slip rings are expensive...you can build your own, or go with a simple "pendant cable." Read on....
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