Getting ready for the road test on the 10Ft machine
By halfcrazy, Section Wind Posted on Fri May 19, 2006 at 11:50:04 PM MST
Got her all mounted and ready for morning

Well here she is all wired up mounted and awaiting tommorow mornings road test. we had a couple gust in the driveway today and we saw 4-5 amps at 24 volts so looks pretty promising now i just have to build a 90 ft tilt up tower in the cleared spot directly behind the mill

Getting ready for the road test on the 10Ft machine | 8 comments (8 topical)

Re: Getting ready (3.00 / 0) (#1) by willib on Fri May 19, 2006 at 06:01:47 PM MST

looks really great hc, there is no chance it could spin around and hit the front of the car is there? hope not much luck ! Carpe Ventum (seize the wind)

Re: Getting ready (3.00 / 0) (#2) by halfcrazy on Fri May 19, 2006 at 06:11:32 PM MST

no we left clearence it is actually spun around into the wind in photo and the blades are over the hood [ Parent ]

Re: Getting ready (3.00 / 0) (#4) by willib on Fri May 19, 2006 at 06:23:19 PM MST

oh ,be sure to bring a copilot so you can concentrate on driving , and not looking at dials and meters. what gauges are you going to be using ? Carpe Ventum (seize the wind) [ Parent ]

test on 10' windgenny (3.00 / 0) (#3) by johnnyo on Fri May 19, 2006 at 06:19:02 PM MST

looks scarey to me. i'm putting up my 10' 24v tomorrow also,not as brave as you. . danB told me i should carve my own blades so i did. he was right , its not hard to do. did take me about two weeks, working a few hrs a day.  thanks danB. any way, looks scary to me. wish you luck...... [You say Redneck like its a bad thing.]

Re: Getting ready for the road test on the 10Ft ma (3.00 / 0) (#5) by zubbly on Fri May 19, 2006 at 07:38:38 PM MST

hey halfcrazy! good luck with the testing tomorrow. just curious how you mounted the mast pipe to the front of car.  any chance of seeing a picture how you did it? thanks, zubbly

Re: Getting ready for the road test (3.00 / 0) (#6) by bparks on Fri May 19, 2006 at 08:45:04 PM MST

That looks like a beautiful mill, I'd say if you saw 100+ watts out of  it at ground level in low winds you might just want to consider it  tested, and get started on the tower.  that's a really nice corner  of the world you have there.

Re: Getting ready for the road test on the 10' (3.00 / 0) (#7) by behoof on Fri May 19, 2006 at 09:53:26 PM MST

Hay halfcrazy, Too cool, the troopers are gonna love ya, kidding of course, drive careful. Looks awsome and I can't wait to hear your results. behoof

Re: Getting ready for the road test on the 10Ft ma (3.00 / 0) (#8) by tecker on Sat May 20, 2006 at 04:58:02 AM MST

mabe just pack a lunch and see how far you could get before ou see the first cop.   "Sorry sir the the   the alternator's failed and iiI just need to get to the parts store that's it just the parts store "

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