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My 17' Turbine so far

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Boss:
Howdy and great looking rig
What kind of output are you seeing in those winds?

nekit:
Here's some better boring video of my turbine spinning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i6kCV6L73w

So far in probably 4 mph winds I'm seeing 150-200W output.  It did get up to about 2000W in roughly 18mph winds yesterday.  Lots of tuning still to do.

nekit:
On another note.  The building inspector for the county came out and did the final inspection yesterday.  This is the first turbine in the county and they just enacted the regulations on them last year.  They were pretty clueless on what to look for.  The first inspection consisted of looking at the hole for the foundations and the the final inspection they just came out and looked at it.  The inspector said "My boss said go out and make sure it is bolted down good", didn't look at any of the electrical or ask any questions.

I think one of the main purpose of the proccess is to give the neighbors a chance to be heard if they object, during a variance hearing.

Anyway I thought some of you might enjoy my inspection process.

bj:
   Nekit--glad the inspection was painless.   Watching a new turbine is so boring I did it about ten times.
Good luck with the tweaking'

Boss:
Let's hope all small homemade wind turbines integrate with such ease, congrats

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