This generator is a 12 foot, 24 volt, 16 mags on each disc, 2 x 1 x 1/2 . Its a 3 phase, 12 coils, 2 in hand 16 awg, 50 turns per coil. The tower is in a excellent area on top of a hill. The mill is turning most of the time, day and night, 10 amps mostly all the time, 20 - 30 amps in normal winds. It shows 50 - 60 amps for short periods when the wind is blustery and changing directions.
This machine has 7 3/4 inch offset and 18 degrees on the tail hinge. It spends much of its time fully furled. I used a 6 foot tail boom, instead of the 8 foot tail boom, because it was installed in a very windy location. I had to add 8 lbs of weight to the rear of the boom, after 1 week of observation. The tail fin is PVC 1/4 inch thick 4 foot tall and 2 feet wide.
It's on a 90 foot tilt up tower, 5 x 5 inch square tubing, with a 50 foot jin pole. There are 3 sets of 4 guy wires 1/4 inch thick on the mast. Three conductors down the pole are #4 cable going to the rectifiers 120 feet to the battery room. My slip-rings on the top take care of the cable wind-up.
Wyatt has 12 batterys, 2 volt each configured for 24 volts. Each battery weights over 400 pounds and has 2100 amp hour capacity. They are connected to a 4000 watt sine wave inverter.
Wyatt warned me early on that he may have to have a larger generator, if this one was not going to do his job. Well,I got a call today to construct a larger one. Watch for my next post in a few days titled "Wyatt wants more Power"
Mitcamp
