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Build a wind turbine (incomplete)

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Mar 5, 2010. 3:16 PMfuzvulf says:

Instructables has a "be nice" policy. So I'm going to be. The animation and the toon really do nothing to add to this instructable. There is a place for such humor and in my honest opinion it is not here. In general Instructables is a website where Tech oriented dads can find projects for quality time with their kids. It is in general also a place that is for the most part family friendly. Please don't mess that up.

This Instructable needs to be more detailed, basically it is a good start. Removal of the gauche humor and addition of more detail would greatly improve this Instructable.

Mar 20, 2010. 4:54 PM

galadriel says:

I don't have any comment about humor or cartoons, but really...dads? Dads?

Mar 7, 2010. 5:47 PMIW5 Industries (author) says:

In the title and at least everywhere else It says: unfinished, or coming soon, or I’m working on it. And by the way the picture is to symbolize the fact that the Instructable is not done, as to imitate a person mad about the unfinished part. Also I am a humorous person and if you can’t appreciate that then don't comment about it. And this website is in no way a website just for tech oriented dads, that’s almost discrimation against site members like me. Instructables is a website for any person on this little dot in the universe to contribute their ideas about how to build something, Humorous or not, it’s for the fun of being a website of collaborators and inventors. You’re not my editor so I’m not going to change it! Goodbye.

Mar 5, 2010. 5:26 PMmagickaldan says:

What kind of voltage you getting, I doubt it's very much considering it's a ungeared scooter motor.

Mar 7, 2010. 5:49 PMIW5 Industries (author) says:

averages in a 20 mile per hour wind around 22 volts and 25 amps.

Mar 4, 2010. 8:57 PMmasterochicken says:

I was just thinking about building one too.

Mar 5, 2010. 2:18 PMIW5 Industries (author) says:

Good! but be warned, once you get to the halfay point, you start to feel like its not worth it. So try your best to power on if you do. They are quite a large undertaking for just a motor spinning in the wind.

Mar 5, 2010. 3:29 PMmasterochicken says:

I'm wondering if a ceiling fan motor would make a decent generator.