I put the Amatek beside the Wind Blue Alternator for this video. In the video it looks like the alternator will out perform the Amatek however in all fairness the Amatek is only using 3 blades which makes it take more wind then the Alternator with 6 blades. The more blades the easier its starts to spin in lower winds. (at least here @ my location)
The Amatek was quickly taken down after this video as there was no way this small thin tower would be able to handle the stress from the wind today.
Someone said that mounting your wind generator towards the ground was like mounting your solar panels in the shade as the wind is almost nothing near the ground. This proves to be true as I try to test the different blades. I find that there is simply not enough wind in my location to make them spin.
So, I took the time to bury 1″ steel water pipe (black) into the ground and cement it in for a base so that I can get the generators more off the ground. They will be between 15 and 20 feet in the air when I am finsihed with them. I know this is not even as high as they recommend however its still alot better then having them less then 5 feet from the ground.
Look at the video and you will see more about this.
Update: Here is the generator up on about 15 foot plole. Its now using the long skinny blades but as you will see they are too thin for cut in speed. (start up speed) Once spinning they are like nothing I have seen to date as far as speed goes. They are very, very fast.
Watch the video below to see more about this.
Here are some pics of some hubs I have made from cheap cutting boards from Lowes Home Improvement in Michigan City. These hubs are 1/8 of an inch thick. Very thin yet seem to be very strong. However I guess when we are talking about all the power in the wind, nothing may end up being as strong.
Using the cutting board to make a hub circle. You can see from above this will make a perfect 6 blade hub.
Cant be seen very well but its 1/8 of an inch thick.
This one is very nice and works great. I think this is my favorite.
Showing the thickness.
A ravaged cutting board after ripping a couple of hubs out of it.
I bought this Amatek Generator Motor from ebay yesterday and I was amazed that it arrived at my house today. I dont think I have ever had anything come from ebay so fast.
In this video you can only see a bright (at times) light that is attached to the wind generator. The winds are around 45 to 50MPH and the blades once the wind caught them were turning like crazy. (and lighting the 12 volt bulb)
If the blades were balanced and on it the right way this bulb would have been blown to bits.
