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byates
byates
Make your own electricity
Dec 30 2008, 8:49 AM EST | Post edited: Dec 30 2008, 8:49 AM EST
http://www.instructables.com/id/Faroun-Lenz-v2-Vertical-Axis-Wind-Turbine/
http://www.instructables.com/id/V10_vawtsavoniusvertical_axiswindturbineamete/
Rotate wire in a magnetic field or rotate a magnetic field around with and you have electricity. Do you find this valuable?    
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TheZDayProphet
1. RE: Make your own electricity
Dec 30 2008, 11:31 AM EST | Post edited: Dec 30 2008, 11:31 AM EST
not bad, not bad
but wouldn't you need to put em on your roof? Do you find this valuable?    
Jackal1134
Jackal1134
2. RE: Make your own electricity
Dec 30 2008, 4:02 PM EST | Post edited: Dec 30 2008, 4:02 PM EST
Having prior training in electricity and it's practice, I have to say that having a simple understandinof electricity will help you in the future.
I can create a simple electricity gathering engine with simple supplies that will work with wind, or water. With that kind of understanding, having electricity in the future will be easy. You should look into it.

However, you need to figure out what you want to run, and how you're gong to run it from these turbines.
Here's a list of questions you need to ask yourself:
1. Is the appliance I need to run A/C or D/C?
2. My battery stores only d/c power, should I only have d/c running appliances?
3. How willI create a diode to create d/c power from an a/c turbine?
4. Do I understand how to fully utilize this a/c source of power?
and finally,
5. Is having electrical power truly important to my future, or just a burden holding me back from finding other ways to do the things I need?

I hope this helps with your idea, and maybe spurs you to read into this a little more. Great idea, though! Do you find this valuable?    
byates
byates
3. RE: Make your own electricity
Dec 30 2008, 8:11 PM EST | Post edited: Dec 30 2008, 8:11 PM EST
Go to Home Power magazines website for more detailed info on home produced power
http://www.homepower.com/home/
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