Instructables: exploring - photos - energy - popular http://www.instructables.com Sat, 18 May 2013 20:08:01 PDT BLOX v1.01 My Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine http://www.instructables.com/id/My-Vertical-Axis-Wind-Turbine/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F96/Q0CM/GN1I6G78/F96Q0CMGN1I6G78.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F96/Q0CM/GN1I6G78/F96Q0CMGN1I6G78.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F96/Q0CM/GN1I6G78/F96Q0CMGN1I6G78.SMALL.jpg ARJOON This wind turbine was made mostly from a dismantled photocopier including the 2 big motors and gears.  The turbine produces 12Watts at 10-16v normally(wind10-20km). When the wind blows a little bit more(20-25km/h) it can produce over 20watts of electricity. i use it to charge 1 12v car battery of  ...
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Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:20:08 PDT
Smart Drive Wind Turbine http://www.instructables.com/id/Smart-Drive-Wind-Turbine-4/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPY/U2IU/HBUZGJ3A/FPYU2IUHBUZGJ3A.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPY/U2IU/HBUZGJ3A/FPYU2IUHBUZGJ3A.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPY/U2IU/HBUZGJ3A/FPYU2IUHBUZGJ3A.SMALL.jpg benmurton This is my smart drive wind turbine, its based round the smart drive alternators out of a smart drive washing machine. It is capable of producing a maximum of 1.6 kw's, most of the parts i found around my house and the blades are carved from wood. all the electronics i made myself so they are simple...
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DIY Wood Stove Fan for under $50 http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Stove-Fan-for-under-50/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FL4/HB34/HAQ3CI5A/FL4HB34HAQ3CI5A.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FL4/HB34/HAQ3CI5A/FL4HB34HAQ3CI5A.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FL4/HB34/HAQ3CI5A/FL4HB34HAQ3CI5A.SMALL.jpg tinkerme So I bought an EcoFan for a friend and decided that it was a cool concept and built one from scratch. The fan gets its power from a peltier element that is used in reverse, i.e. it is generating electricity from the heat given off from the stove top. This peltier cooler is used in cooling cpus to t...
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Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:21:42 PST
HOW TO build cheap VHS tape WINDBELT generator http://www.instructables.com/id/HOW-TO-build-cheap-VHS-tape-WINDBELT-generator/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3V/JZZI/GTSF1ACF/F3VJZZIGTSF1ACF.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3V/JZZI/GTSF1ACF/F3VJZZIGTSF1ACF.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3V/JZZI/GTSF1ACF/F3VJZZIGTSF1ACF.SMALL.jpg Mladen_solar Micro windbelt generator is the cheapest and easiest DIY project for generation of wind energy. Even with its limited output capacity, small wind-belt can be used in situations where other wind generators would normally give no useful power output. Especially while camping or sailing, windbelt gene...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:32:47 PDT