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Wind Turbine - wind power for cheap

Daniel writes in with a DIY wind generator made from a roof vent turbine, it's a little unclear how well it works - but a neat idea...

"We have been looking for a low cost turbine to use for our project. All we had to do was look up on the roof.

These turbines are dirt ... all » cheap and can be bought at any good hardware store. Come Spring we will be installing a generator and taking it for a test spin, pun intended" - Link.

Related:

DIY 1000 watt wind turbine - Link.
HOW TO - Build your own wind turbine - Link.

From the pages of MAKE:

Wind Powered Generator. With a motor and some piping, it's suprisingly easy to build this inexpensive, efficient windmill generator--and enjoy free energy forever. MAKE 05 - Page 90. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition.

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Posted by: Foxhound on January 16, 2007 at 9:36 PM

Well, would this not work better as a water turbine?
I'm just not sure with how small it is that it'd be effective as a wind turbine.

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Posted by: rwo on January 17, 2007 at 4:31 AM

This type of wind turbine does not work very efficiently and has been debunked many times.

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Posted by: dang_quesadilla on January 18, 2007 at 4:53 PM

LOL, I hope your generator comes with a gasoline engine attached.

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