Most of the guys doing these home how to videos about electricity don't know the difference between voltage, current, and power. This one doesn't look to be any different.

So, basically you made a video to prove to the internet that you don't understand electricity generation in it's most basic form? Ok then

Having sold over 2,000 small wind turbines, I can tell you, vertical axis wind turbines are junk and don't produce enough energy to ever pay for themselves. Yea, it can produce 400W at 55mph but a horizontal axis turbine will produce 400W at 20mph and produce far, far more energy than a vertical could ever dream of, which is why all commercial wind turbines are 3-blade, horizontal axis.

I purchased one to find it is a nice-looking piece of rubbish! Expectation exceeds its ability! waste of money! However, I purchased a 3-blade vertical one and it pumps it is only 200 w but worked the first time all things being equal same height! same week same windy type week on the coast of Western Australia

Clamping over all phases will show zero amps on a balanced system

The one thing nobody has comment on is “ do you make video and upload it without reviewing,if you did review it prior to then you must be on drugs if you think it was good enough mate .i shake my head

From what other users of this turbine have said, it works well. It also comes in 3rd on the best wind turbines of its class. Think I'll buy one and try it out anyway.

I feel, the generator can make 100W at 600~800rpm, but, vertical turbine can not make such high speed, just 100~300rpm is the practical maximum, and the 100W 200rpm generator cost is around $600, include the high speed blade will be around $1000. The diameter of generator is 320mm. at weight is 14~20kg. can generate max 2000W when running at 400~500rpm. but, if installed on vertical turbine, can generate around 100~150W (in max)

How surprising, a Chinese product that didn't perform as advertised.

Your microphone picked up more wind than your turbine.

Electrician here.

I bought this junk a year ago, I see a lot of comments about watts and amps but nobody talks about voltage, we understand that to charge a 12 volt battery bank the wind turbine should produce at least 13 volts and more at the regulator output, to have a voltage of 13 to 14.5 VOLT on the voltmeter, the rotor had to rotate 3 rotations per second , which means a windstorm of 70 miles an hour and more that could potentially tear off the blades of the wind turbine.

This fellow is throwing out a load of electical jargon and he doesn't actually know what he's talking about.

So my take is, the audio kinda matches the quality of the turbine?

Ok guys, I purchased one of these to do my own testing last week, the same issues mentioned in this video exist in the one I purchased, it simply wont put out 24 volts and the blade design caused fowling resulting in the turbine falling short of enough RPM, factory stats are all bullshit! The strengthening ribs cast into the plastic blades prevent the wind air pressure from escaping easily which then causes the fowling. The alternator has the same thin wiring and would only produce around an amp when spun up to a speed where 24 volts was produced. The other issue is the clearance between the rotor and stator, it's simply too large and they did it I assume to prevent cogging for low wind start up, what it actually does is cause a weak magnetic field as each magnet passes a pole. The solution is to instead fit neodymium magnets which will greatly increase the output, more gauss = more electrical output. I will try this and lets hope it fixes the problem as the factory magnets are too weak for the job, failing that, rewinding with heavier windings is next! Don't get me wrong, they are a pretty looking turbine and look like they would more than do the job, but what your actually buying is a spinning decoration, nothing more unless you mod it to work better!

Thanks for the video, Its greatto see peoples attempts at self power. That 'Generator" you have there is actually a three speed ceiling fan motor. they are good for turning fans on ceilings and not much else.

Did you use a NO-WELD mounting Flange to mount your Chinese lantern wind turbine to a pole? Do you know where I can get a flange that would fit a pole?

a dc motor under locked rotor condition will draw the maximum amperage available to it, since at that point it is a dead short, so everytime you grab the motor the amperage should climb not fall, since it did not climb I am wondering if you are testing it at the correct place on the circuit. What is the ac voltage coming off of it?

what kind of AC converter did you use? is it built in the motor?