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Step 1Gathering Parts
Parts Required :
1.) 25mm Venetian blind louvre (8 cm) 8 pieces required - for turbine blades
2.) 6mm wooden dowel (8 cm) 8 pieces required - for blade arms
3.) 10mm Polyethylene (Cutting board or similar) [40mm diameter] 1 piece required - for turbine hub
4.) 25mm PVC electrical conduit (210mm) 1 piece required - for swinging arm
5.) Hobby Motor - Low torque (Nominal 3 Volts) 1 piece required - for generator
6.) 25mm wooden dowel (260 mm) 1 piece required - for support tower
7.) 20mm MDF (140mm sq) 1 piece required - for base
8.) Banana Socket (To suit multimeter leads) 2 pieces required
9.) 3mm Plastic sheet or stiff card (100mm x 30mm) 1 piece required - for tail fin
10.) Hookup wire (500 mm long) 2 pieces required
11.) Digital Multimeter
12.) Retaining screw to secure motor (3mm x 10mm long with lock nut)
Tools Required :
1.) screw driver
2.) solder iron
3.) drilling machine
1.) 25mm Venetian blind louvre (8 cm) 8 pieces required - for turbine blades
2.) 6mm wooden dowel (8 cm) 8 pieces required - for blade arms
3.) 10mm Polyethylene (Cutting board or similar) [40mm diameter] 1 piece required - for turbine hub
4.) 25mm PVC electrical conduit (210mm) 1 piece required - for swinging arm
5.) Hobby Motor - Low torque (Nominal 3 Volts) 1 piece required - for generator
6.) 25mm wooden dowel (260 mm) 1 piece required - for support tower
7.) 20mm MDF (140mm sq) 1 piece required - for base
8.) Banana Socket (To suit multimeter leads) 2 pieces required
9.) 3mm Plastic sheet or stiff card (100mm x 30mm) 1 piece required - for tail fin
10.) Hookup wire (500 mm long) 2 pieces required
11.) Digital Multimeter
12.) Retaining screw to secure motor (3mm x 10mm long with lock nut)
Tools Required :
1.) screw driver
2.) solder iron
3.) drilling machine
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Mar 29, 2010. 12:26 AMarcane2rox
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If your young and you are here at this website it's a good thing it means your bettering yourself early!
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Jun 24, 2009. 8:00 PMmacman11
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hey another 13 year old (im one too ) i havent seen very many of us here one 11 year old though
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Apr 22, 2009. 5:16 PM
rhackenb
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rhackenb
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Very clear and simple. Good job. Could you give a close-up view of the motor before it is installed? I never seem to be able to find a very low rpm motor appropriate for such a wind turbine. Where can you find one of these? What is the model number?
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Apr 23, 2009. 6:47 AMalex-sharetskiy
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get a motor from a VCR those ones provide more power
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Apr 23, 2009. 3:39 AMswachhand (author)
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actually i am just 13 and i had a small toy car in my garage i just opened it up and took out its motor ........... LOL If you want to buy one u could get it here: www.solarbotics.com
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Apr 23, 2009. 3:48 AMswachhand (author)
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A 3v DC motor looks like this :
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