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RE: Vertical Shaft Windmill Improvements
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.
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.