How can i buy or make a small wind turbine?

Question

i want a small wind turbine to take camping ,that will produce enough juice to light up my tent at night ! any ideas ?

Answer 1

Here are a couple sites describing what you are looking for.

http://www.atlanticpowermaster.com/tellM...

http://www.metaefficient.com/renewable-p...

One other option, and much more portable would be a deep cycle battery and a solar panel for recharging. You should be able to run a couple lights for 10 -12 hours off of one battery which would recharge during the day.

http://www.alpinesurvival.com/portable-s...

Answer 2

well im not sure how you can make one, but im pretty sure you can buy one. try looking on the internet, or any shops you can find.

good for you ANDY H, you are saving the Earth! see, all of us should do all we can to stop global warming, even if it is just turning the light off when nobodys in the room, or turning the heating down by just 1 or 2 degrees.

BIG things make a small difference.

Be nice to Earth :)

Answer 3

you can buy in the hardware shop

Answer 4

Here are some ideas:

Do you really need to light up your tent at night?

Can't you just look at the stars?

Have you thought about a rechargeable lantern (costing about £10)

Or a wind-up torch (costing about £5)

Depending where you are, you could consider lighting a camp-fire.

You don't need light to listen to the radio.

Or to mess around!

Happy camping!

Answer 5

Just take LED lighting with you. Most normally last hundreds of house from a single set of (rechargable) batteries.

If reduced environmental impact is your aim - then think of the cost of the generator in those terms...plastics, transport from overseas etc. for what - a few watts of electricity...insane.

Answer 6

http://www.bwea.com/pdf/small/mid-wales-...

http://www.bwea.com/you/byo.html

http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&cli...

Answer 7

andy

Let me start off by saying we (my family and I) live completely, 100% “off of the grid and are completely self sufficient”

There are no utility lines, no water lines, no roads, tv, cell service, etc. on our ranch. EVERYTHING needed is produced here. All electricity comes from 27 solar panels, 2 main wind gens and a back hydrogen generator if needed (typically we can last 9 days with all luxuries of sunless windless weather, hasn't happened yet). Water is caught and storaged from the rain. Hot water is made with solar batch water heaters with an on-demand hydrogen hot water heater as backup. solar chimney, solar AC, solar heating, solar water heating (pool and home), solar stove, solar power, wind power, hydrogen powered back up generator, hydrogen back up water heater, hydrogen stove, 2 hydrogen powered trucks, 1 EV (electric vehicle) and satellite internet. Even our vehicles use alternative energy (2 hydrogen trucks, 1 EV electric vehicle converted). Because of this we have no bills, no debt and no mortgage.

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Electricity from the wind is one of the simplest forms of alternative energy. i've personally built over a dozen wind gens and currently run all my electrical needs off of 2 wind turbines and a couple dozen home made solar panels.

Basically think of the little motor in your car (the alternator), but insted of it being turned by a belt driven by your car's engine powerd gas, it's turned by the wind.

I offer a step by step DIY guide to walk anyone interested threw the process. You can find it at www agua-luna com or you can email me.

The fallowing steps were taking directly out of a DIY guide I offer to those who would like to run their homes on wind power safely, reducing their monthly utility bills or even selling power back the the electrical companies. The entire guide is available at www agua-luna com

"This manual is based on using a 260 VDC, 5 A continuous duty Treadmill Motor with a 6 inch threaded hub. These motors are available for under $50 from most motor surplus stores. We are getting about 7 amps in a 30 mph wind. In other words, it is a simple, cheap little machine to get you started.  "

"ASSEMBLY

1. Place the motor on top of the square tubing and bolt it in, using the two 5/16” x ¾” bolts.

2. Place the diode on the square tubing, about 2” behind the motor, and s***w it into position using the self-tapping metal s***w.

3. Connect the black wire coming out of the motor to the positive incoming terminal of the diode (Labeled AC on the positive side).

4. Connect the red wire coming out of the motor to the negative incoming terminal of the diode (Labeled AC on the negative side).

5. Center the tail over the square tubing, at the back end. Clamp your tail onto the side of the square tubing.

6. Using 2 self-tapping screws, s***w the tail in place.

7. Place each blade on the hub so that all the holes line up.  Using the ¼" bolts and washers, bolt the blades to the hub.  For the inner three holes, use two washers per bolt, one on each side of the blade. For the outer three holes, just use one washer next to the head of the bolt. Tighten.

8. Hold the end of the shaft of the motor (which comes through the hub) firmly with pliers, and turn the hub counterclockwise until it tightens and stops.

9. s***w the nipple tightly into the floor flange using a pipe wrench.

10. Clamp the nipple in a vice so that the floor flange is facing up and level.

11. Place the square tubing (and everything that is on it) on top of the floor flange and move it so that it is perfectly balanced.

12. Through the holes of the floor flange, mark the square tubing at the point of balance.

13. Drill these two holes using a 5/32" drill bit. You will probably have to take off the hub and tail to do this).

14. Attach the square tubing to the floor flange with two sheet metal screws.

For a longer life span of your wind generator, you should paint the blades, motor sleeve, mount and tail."

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Hope this helped, feel free to contact me personally if you have any questions if you’d like assistance in making your first self sufficient steps, I’m willing to walk you step by step threw the process. I’ve written several how-to DIY guides available at  www agua-luna com on the subject. I also offer online and on-site workshops, seminars and internships to help others help the environment.

Dan Martin

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Answer 8

goodluck those cost like 500 dollars just for one that is 17 inches tall