| Making your own wind turbine is very much | | | | result? A good enough DC motor with a 1150RPM |
| affordable than buying a pre-fabricated unit. Here I | | | | rating for just $49.99! |
| am going to show you how to make wind turbine | | | | Batteries |
| parts using simple materials that you can find | | | | Again, it is not necessary to get first hand parts |
| either from the neighborhood hardware store or | | | | for your wind turbine batteries. Be creative and |
| your local scrap yard. | | | | try asking around the industrial estate if any of |
| Propeller Blades | | | | the factories have old forklift batteries that they |
| The common homemade wind turbine design uses | | | | can spare for you. |
| PVC pipes for the propeller blade parts. Find a | | | | Best place to get: I got myself a brand new |
| decent length of PVC pipe of about 8" to 12" in | | | | forklift battery from one kind factory owner who |
| diameter and divide it perpendicularly into 4 equal | | | | agreed to let it go for just $60 (when I would |
| parts. A 3 feet long PVC pipe is good enough to | | | | have spent more than $100 to buy from an |
| make a wind turbine with a 6 feet rotation | | | | outside vendor). |
| diameter. | | | | Tower |
| Best place to get: I found a piece of PVC pipe | | | | Conduit pipes can make good sturdy towers for |
| from my local scrap pile. It was a little slimy, but a | | | | your wind turbine to sit on. Connect a few lengths |
| quick scrub was all it took to make my propeller | | | | of conduit pipes with T-joint parts and it should do |
| blade parts. | | | | good enough. |
| Generator | | | | Best place to get: As with the PVC pipes for the |
| You do not need to get any heavy duty | | | | propeller blade parts, I found some old conduit |
| generators for your homemade wind turbine. Get | | | | pipes from the scrap pile and made my wind |
| a decent enough DC motor that has a very low | | | | turbine tower. |
| RPM rating. A low RPM rating requires lesser wind | | | | So you see.. it is possible to make the wind |
| speeds to produce a nice voltage output. | | | | turbine parts using simple (and cheap) materials |
| Best place to get: Try searching for DC motor | | | | you can easily find around you. It is no wonder |
| parts from the Internet. I went browsing through | | | | why more and more homeowners are going DIY |
| eBay to get the best bargain I could find. The | | | | and making their own wind turbines from home. |