Hello All, Been lurking here for a couple of months and have really enjoyed the site. I believe some of you guys would give NASA scientists a run for their money! I recently purchased a gen kit from Ed of windpower and have enjoyed putting this project together. It has been quite a learning experience and now it is almost ready to go up. Waiting on an inverter/charger before I lift the tower. I have run the tower up a couple of times though. This is exciting stuff, although can be expensive when you consider the entire project. The best deal, besides a few steals off ebay, was the gen itself from Ed. He has been one great gentleman and all the support I needed. I am going to attempt to upload some pics, hopefully that will work. Any comments, questions, or criticizm is surely welcome. I am already thinking about putting up a larger one, maybe a Hugh designed 1500 watt someday, but for now, I am soon going to enjoy seeing this one whirl. My deep appreciation for all you guys who share and teach on this site. I am showing a tower rigging I came up with, as I think it may have some interest. I purchased the pipe at a scrap yard, 2 lengths of 3 1/2" sections with flanges, 45' long. I found a good use for the flanges, since they were not only very strong, but drilled at 90 degrees for my cables. The chains were purchased just as you see them, 3 links and extra wide for easy insertion of 1/2" grade 8 bolts. The chains are available through farm supply places and used for hanging stanchions.
