One thing learned today :
DO NOT try and hand test a 48" 4 bladed genny in a 35+mph wind!!I walked out to the end of my driveway, the blades started spinning like an F-14's jet engine, my hand started to get pushed aside and I'm watching these 4 ft blades coming REAL close to my noggin!! Tried to grab it to furl it, a gust tried to knock it permenantly into my head, I just ducked and threw!! Busted a freshly cut PVC blade right at the root
Oh, well. Got plenty more pipe to build more out of!!
I'm not sure what wattage I was getting out of it, but my little drill motor genny was still pumping juice into my little battery pack while lighting a 55W car headlamp. So I'm guessing it's in excess of 60W.
Just gotta love that brute-force stand, huh??
And how do you like my Minnesota mounting job??
And yes, the pivot bearing is an idler pulley from a riding lawnmower!!
All was going good until the winds started gusting up around 50mph, and with no furling mechanism at all (other than me grabbing the tail and physically moving it aside, and after my earlier experience that wasn't too appealing an idea!!), I figured it was time to shut it down.