www.solarenergyformyhome.com In this video we demonstrate three different types of home made electricity wind generators. If you are looking for information about wind generators and wing energy, then I highly recommend you to check out that website. There you can find articles, step-by-step guides, pictures and schematics that will show you how everything is done. Visit www.solarenergyformyhome.com and find out a lot more about solar energy and wind energy.
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Taking a motor from an old exercise treadmill and some PVC pipe, John Park constructs a wind-powered generator. The electrical power may not be enough to get your home off the grid, but the great thing about the project is how it explains in simple terms the technology involved in turning wind into free electricity. Download the PDFs for these projects at www.makezine.tv
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ThePrayerHotline says:
February 22, 2012 at 7:23 pm (UTC 0)
does anybody know the “angle of attack” of the individual blades on the Horizontal Axis Wind Generator?
jamesfriendly says:
February 22, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC 0)
interesting.Thank you so much for the info.. I am looking at the new Jellyfish home turbine… hope it will be released soon for sale!!
croncong says:
February 22, 2012 at 8:49 pm (UTC 0)
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fitnesus says:
February 22, 2012 at 9:31 pm (UTC 0)
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lupabuatchannel says:
February 22, 2012 at 10:16 pm (UTC 0)
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cenedywong says:
February 22, 2012 at 11:00 pm (UTC 0)
Your Video Is Very Useful Sharing In this video we demonstrate three different types of home made electricity wind generators.
ohmphthschwrhu says:
February 22, 2012 at 11:05 pm (UTC 0)
@x2malandy NO THE EARTH STOP ROTATING SHITHEAD
dean5371 says:
February 23, 2012 at 12:03 am (UTC 0)
hey there love the second model windmill can you send me instructions to erect it has iam new to all this and want to try a model of my own thanks
vjillh says:
February 23, 2012 at 12:40 am (UTC 0)
Thank you for sharing this!
omg5864 says:
February 23, 2012 at 1:19 am (UTC 0)
what if the the blades are gooing to fast and cut your fengers off. that would be aweosme you shoulsd do that and call it the rong thing to do with a wind mill and your fingers are gone!
sononiz says:
February 23, 2012 at 2:05 am (UTC 0)
what if you put magnets on the edges of the the blades.. then another rod placed next to it with another magnet on it to use the magnetic energy with the wind.. you think that can work???
bigpapasredoubt says:
February 23, 2012 at 3:02 am (UTC 0)
You should really invest in a remote mike. Good video but audio sucks. Good information but hard to discern amongst wind noise. Still your definatly worth Subbing so I did.
97Fuzzy97 says:
February 23, 2012 at 4:01 am (UTC 0)
amazing, that really helped me for my stem day. thanks!
captmoonbeam says:
February 23, 2012 at 4:36 am (UTC 0)
very informative. good video.
frisc45 says:
February 23, 2012 at 5:08 am (UTC 0)
@x2malandy lol
x2malandy says:
February 23, 2012 at 5:21 am (UTC 0)
The next thing you know is the world is going to run out of wind if every body keeps using it.
Designandrew says:
February 23, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC 0)
@gifa01 obviously no wind so he had to use a truck for the video.. you moron
roddyread says:
February 23, 2012 at 6:43 am (UTC 0)
I’m making a kite generator. I love Make Magazine,I’ll feed back as soon as I have some more results. meantime you may get inspired to try the one on my channel
KOGR11 says:
February 23, 2012 at 7:19 am (UTC 0)
@gifa01 its a useful way to check the aerodynamics of the wind turbine. as long as you have a dynamometer of some sort on the other end of teh turbine.
thecvideospiczo says:
February 23, 2012 at 7:44 am (UTC 0)
Make: Television wow.
droid7627 says:
February 23, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC 0)
how much did u pay for gas?
manixcer says:
February 23, 2012 at 8:54 am (UTC 0)
Downloading for personal use and future reference.
mossmon says:
February 23, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC 0)
this is like the best tutorial ever! DIY KING!
indibry says:
February 23, 2012 at 9:32 am (UTC 0)
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JediThumper says:
February 23, 2012 at 10:07 am (UTC 0)
That was one awsome tutorial. Well directed, well spoken, well made! Thanks for contributng to the DIY/Go Green movements. Your tutorial is greatly appreciated.
shortyjk95 says:
February 23, 2012 at 10:41 am (UTC 0)
My treadmill motor has 5 wires going to it and 1 is the ground so technically 4 wires and I have no idea what each of those wires are 2 go to the outer part for the “magnets” and the other 2 go to the wires on the inside and how do I know what ones give of the power I have used a multimeter and none of them did
jockdoubleday says:
February 23, 2012 at 11:31 am (UTC 0)
PVC pipe, PVC dust, etc., is extremely dangerous to human health.
Google: “When it comes to the production, use, and disposal of PVC [polyvinyl chloride plastic], the breasts of breast-feeding mothers are the tailpipe.”
Better to make the blades out of wood and use a non-toxic protectant for rain and sun.
frostedlambs says:
February 23, 2012 at 11:43 am (UTC 0)
kewl
losttreasurehunt says:
February 23, 2012 at 12:16 pm (UTC 0)
Great video good info
A little heavy for blades don’t you think?If they ever break loose look out ,you can use a ligther pvc pipe and add as many blades as you wish.The lighter blades is what I use and have seen 60 mph winds and still will standup.
gifa01 says:
February 23, 2012 at 1:13 pm (UTC 0)
So wait… lemme get this straight… he had to drive his truck at 15 miles per hour for about 20 minutes with a wind generator mounted in the back, to charge up his batteries enough to run a blender and make a smoothie… And he says that the best part is, it was made with free energy…
Last time I checked, there is nothing free about driving a truck…
Myth1322 says:
February 23, 2012 at 1:27 pm (UTC 0)
@Xtophernyul they might not be strong enough, may break in high winds
95operation says:
February 23, 2012 at 1:43 pm (UTC 0)
lol. finally something which can be done with most of the parts easily found..
Xtophernyul says:
February 23, 2012 at 2:33 pm (UTC 0)
I have a old Ceiling Fan. Can I use the blades and motor set-up on a frame?
rammgarr says:
February 23, 2012 at 3:09 pm (UTC 0)
Thank you mr.Park you truly a master .i like the way you explain and detail step by step i wish you could have been my teacher in high school then i would have stay in school and not drop out….THANK YOU.
PezunaProducciones says:
February 23, 2012 at 3:22 pm (UTC 0)
Man, i have been living in a nightmare trying to find that type of pipe. ¿Is there another one that i could use? Thanx
pikachuthesquirtle says:
February 23, 2012 at 3:48 pm (UTC 0)
its not rly free. u have to buy the parts, battery, and tools. XD
justin10749233 says:
February 23, 2012 at 3:49 pm (UTC 0)
this isn’t fake. motors are able to generate electric currents.who ever said this is fake is stupid. motors convert electricity to momentum and going by this rule the opposite can be done. and in this case its momentum to electricity.
legfighterz says:
February 23, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC 0)
@SlimRoethlisberger87 This is not fake at all I’ve made a smaller version. Wake up sleepy head!
legfighterz says:
February 23, 2012 at 4:16 pm (UTC 0)
@xxwesdogxx Its not a generator in the treadmill its a MOTOR.
SlimRoethlisberger87 says:
February 23, 2012 at 5:09 pm (UTC 0)
fake!!!!