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mark e
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Posted - 11/12/2007 :  12:30:41  Show Profile Send mark e a Private Message  Reply with Quote
If You Had £300 Spare...

Would you buy a Navitron 200 watt for £325

or a

Ruland 503 with controller ?

Or would you make your own of plans etc.

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Del
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/12/2007 :  12:54:10  Show Profile Send Del a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Well I wouldn't spend £325 for the China (Navitron and all the others) 200W turbine. £200 + delivery is more the mark and that includes charger and tower. About £115 for just the turbine.

I quite like the baby Rutland for it's compactness and durability. Only 60W (actual not theoretical from shorted amps bench tests), but quite a nice unit if you can get it to spin well.

I think for £300 I could do a LOT better with the Futurenergy generator and make my own chassis and blades.

Cheers

Del.
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keithw2112
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United Kingdom
103 Posts

Posted - 11/12/2007 :  17:14:53  Show Profile Send keithw2112 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
hi mark i would invest in a solar panel maybe 55w to 70w and go down the diy road .my ametek is capable of producing double the watts and amps of the rutland motor costs about 50 quid to get motor shipped to door. johnys hub 15 quid. bens blades about 15 quid including pipe old swivel chair for the pivot scrounge scaffold tube from local builder your well on your way to a turbine for under a £100
ps you will also need a charge controller
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galeforce
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/12/2007 :  20:16:10  Show Profile Send galeforce a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Keith,
I have an ametek 38v motor, and when I connect a volt meter to the black/white wires and spin the shaft I'm only getting about 0.5 of a volt, surely this cant be right?

Galeforce Wind today, gone tomorrow.
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keithw2112
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United Kingdom
103 Posts

Posted - 12/12/2007 :  18:03:25  Show Profile Send keithw2112 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
hi gale
never actually tried spinning by hand . i put mine on my cordless drill easily reached 12v but no idea of rpms.
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