Chispito Wind Generator

Step 6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Use of Chispito Wind Generator - You will need a tower, wire, ammeter, charge controller/regulator, and a battery bank for your Chispito Wind Generator. Please refer to http://www.velacreations.com/chispito.html for more information

Tower
The tower is one of the most important components in your wind generator system. It must be strong, stable, easily raised and lowered, and well anchored. The higher your tower is, the more wind your generator will be exposed to. Guy wires must be placed at least every 18 feet of tower height. Guy wires must be anchored to the ground at least 50% of the height away from the base. For full tower instructions, please refer to our Tower How-To at http://www.velacreations.com/tower.html

Comments

[rquissak]

I just loved it! I've searching for something easy and not expensive, now it is here.

Thanks.
Rodney,

[tomtortoise]

where do i buy guy wire lol anyways nice instructable but its gunna be hard to mount on a printer stepper motor with only one small gear on it. any su

[tomtortoise]

ggestions for mounting. glitch posted it early

[xetero]

Can I use AC motor like the one that is used by electricfans or ceiling fans?

[robocrazy155]

Some AC motors don't have a permanent magnet in them, so they won't generate electricity if you spin the output shaft on them.

Though a few types do have a magnet in them and could work, for the most part AC motors won't act as generators.

[dansoffdawall]

What about the generator that turns the rotations to electricity? I must have missed that step...

[velacreations]

That is the treadmill motor.

[Dr_Stupid]

what kind of voltage does this put out?

[velacreations]

it depends on the speed it is turning, but it will be putting out 13 volts or ao at 300 rpm

[da_tray]

Okay, I must be stupid or something, but I've visited the velacreations site provided, and I can't find where to buy any kits, parts, etc. I only see where to buy books. We're interested in building this generator, so if anyone knows the secrets of the vela... site (that I'm obviously missing) or another site to purchase parts, please let me know.

[a rigger]

The easy answer is to find the parts yourself. This project could become quite costly if you try to purchase all the parts at retail. I only wish I had a better junkyard or used hardware store close by. I spent a bit too much money on mine. If you want some PVC I have spare material cut from 12" pipe.

[velacreations]

We now have a few of these little wind generators put together, and we are offering them for sale. They are basic 100 watt machines. They are easy to build, fix, and maintain. We are offering the assembled machine for $250, with free shipping, a multi-meter, stop switch, and fuse.

http://www.velacreations.com/store.html

We are also offering the bare-bones kit which comes with everything you need to get started, except for the mount and tail. These are being sold for $95, including shipping, multi-meter, stop switch, and fuse. These have been very popular to get people started in wind generators. This is an excellent introduction to wind generators and power systems.

http://www.velacreations.com/store.html

We have the plans available for free, so if you can salvage the parts, make a Chispito Wind Generator: http://www.velacreations.com/chispito.html