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RE: Vertical Shaft Windmill Improvements

in WORLD OF XPILAR2 years ago

This is quite a project!!! Admirable really. Definitely something I could see my dad getting stuck into as well. He is always making or building something and also has a great knack for thinking outside of the box.

My boyfriend and I looked into wind powering our own home not so long ago as electricity supply in South Africa is in a dire state as many know. The technical aspects of it are a little above my pay grade lol, but I hold great respect for such endeavors! Wish we saw more of it here.

Super post and thanks to @o1eh for featuring it.

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There are vertical shaft windmills sold on eBay from China that are about six feet tall but they are limited to 45 mph top wind velocity.

Currently, I use a 1600 watt mwands.com windmills. They are under a thousand dollars and can withstand 125 mph winds for a few hours. They have dust sealed models. They made to supply electricity for the windmills and mount on top to keep controls charged.

They have 12/24/48 volt models and put out AC voltage which makes them a lot less expensive for wire to the rectifier. Might cost a lot for shipping they are also sold on eBay.

Thanks for that info. I would probably need to get some annual averages for the wind here... because it gets crazy. We have only been here for a handful of years.