had my old 6ft. 2by4 blade laying around and a little singer 1/4 hp motor to
alt conversion sitting there --so i made a mount for them-when i picked up the blade i stuck a bolt threw the blade and notice that the hole i drilled was at a angle..
then i thought back when i had that blade mounted on my 3/4hp alt and woundered why
it didnt really speed up--well i belive you know the answer to that..
any way i mounted the blade straight on the 1/4 alt..drove down to my farorite windy spot--and tossed the simplex alt up on the pole--winds were about 25-35--well the
dang thing took off like a rocket--climbed down the ladder in a rush--thinking i didnt have my wires shorted[keeps the alt slowed down]they were shorted--ran for
my test headlamp -pulled the wires apart,-- then the blade on the alt sounded like it was going supersonic--next i saw my mounting nut fly off ,then the whasher,ran
around looking for a long stick to turn the tail out of the wind--found one then rushed back and slowly turned the tail out--thats when the blade took on a life of its own and flew a couple of 100 yards..--ended up in a spruce tree,with a few dings.
lesson here is - make dang sure you have those mounting nuts on tight !!!
well the next test was at ground level , i just held the windmill up in the air..
i was surprized it lit up my 12v headlamp with ease.[with the help of a good wind]
just using 6 ceramics in this alt...i was surprized at how much back pressure there
is when your holding onto one of these--felt like 20-30 pounds..winds at 20-30mph.
well thats how my day went..
