DIY Homemade Wind Turbine for $32!!!💰

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Live.Life.Simple.

6 жыл бұрын

Make your own wind turbine out of easy and cheap items. I found a motor and a windmill at a garage sale. This video will give you some ideas of how to put it all together.
The motor i used is AMETEK 124851 PERMANENT 40VDC MAGNET MOTOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR 116123-03
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@theisk3 5 жыл бұрын

What was a great video, ended so horribly. Don't make us sit through almost 7 minutes of good explanation, only to give us 2 seconds of "success". Give results!

@hurstbill 5 жыл бұрын

look at the end of the video and pause it..something wrong???..like the fins are the wrong angle for the blade to spin in that direction..

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

strange.....wind blows from all directions

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

I am not sure if you are arguing with me or yourself, but i just said in the last comment above that wind blows in all directions. It's sarcasm. It's on a charge controller so only allows power in.🤓🤓🤓

@ThePadutch 5 жыл бұрын

@@live.life.simple. AHHH ... sarcasm ... that's where I went amuck ... so, only power in, got it so why is the fan going counter clockwise when by the blade pitch it should be going clockwise? Inquiring minds want to know .... sarcasm ...

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

@@ThePadutch if you turn the blade around the pitch is opposite

@Kheir112 5 жыл бұрын

O.K. If your wind turbine is producing a negative (-) reading on your Volt meter, just reverse the leads. No need to worry about getting the rotational direction correct. These motors will produce electricity equally well if turned in either direction.

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for input and constructive comment. I 100% agree.

@lazyh-online4839 4 жыл бұрын

I don't completely agree. Due to various effects of magnetic circuits that I'm not going to get into, it benefits both motors and generators to have the brushed advanced by a certain angle, because of this many generators and alternators work better when spinning in one direction than the other. If the brushes aren't advances then if one can rotate the case slightly to advance the brushes themselves then they can make their motors/alternators more effective.

@anthonyortiz7924 4 жыл бұрын

@@lazyh-online4839 Wow... it pays to have that bit of extra knowledge. Thx for explaining this for us laymen. +1

@nigelkennedy9811 3 жыл бұрын

Just put a bridge Rectifier then it won’t nt mater which way it turns

@koliomitev233 3 жыл бұрын

This is just superb, been searching for "make electrical generator" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Diyadison Penhloe Blaster - (search on google ) ? It is a great exclusive guide for generating your own electricity without the headache. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my buddy got great results with it.

@Maine307 3 жыл бұрын

i was retired at 39 - living in the woods of Maine.. love the life. after 20 yrs of traveling and being away..nice to be home and enjoy the family

@live.life.simple. 3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@gravewalker1632 4 жыл бұрын

I hope you will do a follow up on this build since it's been over a year. Also, more details on how the pvc attached, etc... I had the same idea replacing my diy pvc blades. Thanks.

@gacherumburu9958 5 жыл бұрын

Power output? 🤷

@jawa1984 3 жыл бұрын

Zero.

@NPCSN 3 жыл бұрын

@@jawa1984 😂

@homerdadon6363 2 жыл бұрын

@@jawa1984 🤣

@faultyinterface 2 жыл бұрын

@@jawa1984 🤣

@stickybudsgardens6942 4 жыл бұрын

Nice man, now I gotta find your vid showing it producing and storing and supplying energy..

@PacificSky 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Beautiful wind turbine! Massive success!! Wind power ROCKS!!!

@tamaraelliott1008 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much the infomation.

@domilition 3 жыл бұрын

So very cool! thanks for the heads up!

@bobbiecuster5188 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea, now I want to build one

@pawpawtina 3 жыл бұрын

treadmill motors are everywhere for free and do even better.

@seanmchugh3476 3 жыл бұрын

It would be good to have test results such as wind velocity, voltage and current. There was little doubt that it would turn.

@coolelectronics1759 2 жыл бұрын

Great work! Could you do an update video of this project? Would like to see it all in action!

@carl6405 5 жыл бұрын

Apologizing for all the negative jackoid comments. Thank you so much for the DIY vid! People like you help spur on other ideas. I've had the same windmill for years now and wondering how to make energy with it. This is one way.

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Haha! The negativity gives me something to laugh about almost everyday. If you do convert you windmill, make sure your motor is something very torquey. These blades are not as big as a full sized windmill. Thanks for your comment.

@ChristiDea 5 жыл бұрын

This is AWESOME . You showed me exactly what I wanted to know. Of course I do want to know a little more. You see I have a really nice windmill in my garden and every day I see it spin I think of all the energy I could be collecting. Your video showed me the essentials, but I wonder if you could do one that shows how to connect the motor/generator to wires and a 12v battery. My plan is to have a back up marine battery to run my husband's c-pap machine if we are ever without power for a long time, or even to charge it if we go camping

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

You will need an inexpensive charge controller to regulate the input. It's simple hookup. Red and black into charge controller and red and black going out of the charge controller to the battery.

@ChristiDea 5 жыл бұрын

@@live.life.simple. thanks :)

@justangelatoyou6157 2 жыл бұрын

That's what I was looking for too.......the motor is pointless if ya dont show how to hook it up to battery bank.

@basilkey2949 8 ай бұрын

I had 4 deep cycle battery's. I just installed a diode on the hot wire to the battery's. Battery's held the voltage down to save level on my amtek motor.

@ncole8816 6 жыл бұрын

Thank u I have wanted one for years good idea

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Let me know how yours turns out when you get it finished

@Just.a.girl.doing.her.dharma Жыл бұрын

Great great info! My goodness! Thank you so much!

@silverdime2385 2 күн бұрын

Thank you for the video !!💤

@cody_d3628 3 жыл бұрын

hello! i am going to attempt to make one of these myself. I am curious on what the voltage output of the motor is.

@DCJNewsMedia Жыл бұрын

Ty so very much for sharing 🙏 🤲

@uncledavesfrontier6846 2 жыл бұрын

Well so much for actually seeing it work

@jonathansebo5800 Жыл бұрын

Just found your channel. Man I wish you were my drinking buddy 😂 cheers to you from Northern AZ. Great work. I was yelling at my phone "DRILL IT OUT AND PIN IT" and you sho' did. Great stuff. Subscribed. These are the kind of videos that make KZfaq worth paying for.

@live.life.simple. Жыл бұрын

Good to hear. Thanks for watching. Hope to do more of these type videos soon.

@seriouslee4119 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing us the power output.

@Downeastwaves 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video

@LewdDawg 5 жыл бұрын

Explaining how the spinning direction of the motor affected whether it charged or drew power was helpful, thankyou.

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

glad it helped. thanks for your comment lewd dawg

@maxsand1 4 жыл бұрын

Please show or explain how it all was installed at the top of the tower. I'd really like to know what work this installation is doing?

@Pete_R63 4 жыл бұрын

I have bought so many of those exact windmills at Harbor Freight for around $25 (using the 20% off coupons) but I am bummed because they don't carry them any longer. I have often wondered if I could add a generator of sorts to it like you are doing.

@jmartin778 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@therealswan 10 ай бұрын

Great video. super helpful

@diydarkmatter 5 жыл бұрын

try a barring collar to replace the cork . and your going to need a blocking diode to charge a battery or the battery will run the motor even if there is no wind .you can find real wind genny collars on ebay or you used to be able to anyway . but you have a good motor so the rest of it could be changed at any time . the motor is the important piece .

@summerwat7846 4 жыл бұрын

What type of motor do you suggest?

@shriramvenu 4 жыл бұрын

i think you mean a "shaft collar" not "barring collar"? Collar bearings are different from shaft collars.

@tamaraelliott1008 5 жыл бұрын

We need to see how you connected everything up for collecting and utilizing the electricity generated.

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Positive and negative go into a charge controller. From charge controller + & - go to battery.

@peacelilly5074 4 жыл бұрын

Agree, why would you not show this as part of the video? Wasn’t that the whole point of the video? Otherwise it’s just an ornamental with a motor added?

@itizme8072 24 күн бұрын

Nothing about voltage output or what it was used for. Was it connected to a battery system to convert it, or just used for an LED light to illuminate the turbine in windy weather

@pops2125 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, whats the output please

@ronachadwick7908 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from sunny australia. Thanks for the vid. Love yr can do approach. Can you do a follow up showing what you run off it, how it is going and your final thoughts good bad ugly on the system. Thanks again.

@duanethieme4186 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video,.. When the motor is producing power,.. does it heat up? If so, it would need a bigger shroud to allow it to cool.

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

That particular motor is an ametek and it stays cool. What kind of motor are you planning on using?

@wendyweddell2782 5 жыл бұрын

Do you have a video about hooking the power generated windwill to be used for powering a barn

@roxannedunstanharvey4898 2 жыл бұрын

What kind of power organization would go well with this?

@rurukaba 6 ай бұрын

I definitely would have gone about this a little bit differently.. I've been thinking about making my own. I'm thinking a pulley system would be great! That way you don't have to worry about the cork wearing out. They also make gear boxes that would produce even more power per turn on the windmill

@BearMeat4Dinner 4 ай бұрын

I. Need to get me a wind mill made in a couple of days. I need to made a few of them , great video!

@timtravasos2742 5 жыл бұрын

How much power does it put out?

@timtravasos2742 2 жыл бұрын

Good explanation.

@timtravasos2742 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@karmafunk2008 3 ай бұрын

I want to see you build one from scratch and using an old washing machine motor.

@Totogita 5 жыл бұрын

How much energy did this thing make ?

@richardlighthill3228 Жыл бұрын

How about a follow-up video with some data and real time power amperage info? How did it perform in strong winds? Light winds? Thanks for the video!

@MercedesBenzW124 6 жыл бұрын

And how you did for the cable that run down the tower? when the windmill turn this will mess you your cable by twisting it

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

Run the cord down the center shaft. The wind generally blows from the north or south, not all directions. Check on it every few days or once a week and it will be fine.

@andrewbarrett1537 5 жыл бұрын

I would think some slip-rings and brushes would do the trick and eliminate all twisting wires.

@midnight121190 9 ай бұрын

What controller would you use to connect it to a battery to regularly charging and voltage?

@basilkey2949 Жыл бұрын

Nice project. I have 3 stepper motors like that. One i made a solar ceiling fan that ran for years. Made a wind turbine up on a 30 ft pole with fan blades. Had clamps like in this video and in one year it fell and broke the blades. Make a bolt on mount if you do this. Did the turbine work? YES It melted a 12 gage cord I had run to the battery. Make sure to install an diode on the hot wire to the battery. If you don't it will run the motor. Diode ---- Lets current go only one way. I used a 50 amp diode.

@techgame9871 Жыл бұрын

I am still waiting for the "homemade" part in this video.

@Jupiter8Boy64 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, why stop your vid soo early? You forgot to tell how much power it actually provides !

@unition2226 2 жыл бұрын

does the motor get hot with that plastic pipe on ? also what kind of load can you put on it before the watts go down or do you pulse it when the rpm is high enough ? possibly using more flywheel weights ?

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

Just tested this at 26 volts with a pretty good wind.

@brikka 5 жыл бұрын

Nice, how many amps/watts are you getting out? Did you hook it up to a battery?

@TheZoRLT 4 жыл бұрын

@bluemona my god blue... that is not how electricity works... like.. at all..

@TheZoRLT 4 жыл бұрын

@bluemona my pedalling, is the load.. it might produce a measly amount of energy, but it will have zero effect on my pedalling.. there is no part of a generator that secretly works against you in reverse...

@TheZoRLT 4 жыл бұрын

@bluemona my point is that the generator/motor is in between electricity and mechanical energy. you're talking like it's 40 kilograms or something.. obv, if you can't generate the required volts and amps, then you won't supply enough energy to your target...so if you're trying to power a fridge with a bike, you will obv fail.. but the fridge isn't demanding it from your legs, nor is it applying mechanical force back at blades...

@TheZoRLT 4 жыл бұрын

@bluemona ahh, finally we can agree

@matthewstagg9786 Ай бұрын

Hey, if you swap the terminals on the meter and turn the motor backwards, it will produce power!

@Steven-gv1ke 3 жыл бұрын

I love how he simply says "success" with no testing to see if or how much power it produces. If it can only power a single LED light, I wouldn't call it "success".

@live.life.simple. 3 жыл бұрын

unless you have a massive turbine, you will never do much more than top off your batteries

@Steven-gv1ke 3 жыл бұрын

@@live.life.simple. that's at least somewhat of a answer. Do you mind me asking how many batteries you have and what you power with them? Just trying to gauge the number and size of batteries you could top off with this setup.

@ctrey8395 3 жыл бұрын

@@Steven-gv1ke hey good question I'm upset had a motor from a powerful ac window I cut the cords but I got over 30 tran-bal 14.4v nickel cadmium batteries

@BarefootBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын

The motors that seem to be easily available here typically produce peak output at 3000rpm, which is 50rps, or at least 10x the speed of a multi-blade rotor like the one you are using. Adding a gearbox or pulley system will significantly increase startup speed and reduce efficiency, so wondering now if using a high speed, 3 blade prop would be better?

@Ben-zh8bx 5 жыл бұрын

Why not change the generator to a vertical mount instead of horizontal? ( That way you don't have to worry about the wiring getting twisted since the generator will be fixed and not turn) Use the hole where the weathervane hooks to the tower for the generator shaft to come through. You need to use a solid metal bushing to fit the blades to the generator. If the windmill blades don't grab enough wind you might have to build a new blade set up or maybe you could use a small squirrel cage out of a car or small furnace.

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment Ben. I could definitely make this vertical, but this was just a quick setup with cheap parts. I am just using this for small jobs, mostly charging batteries.

@grandad400 5 жыл бұрын

well said Ben thats my question to.. beside having a slip ring setup the other way is to point the motor up and have a different blade configuration..whirly gigs seem to spin alright in low wind

@jcsmith725 10 ай бұрын

I need to see how you did the wires out of the back. With the windmill ever spinning to face the wind, how did you keep the wires from getting twisted up?

@KNIGHTRACEDOTCOM 5 жыл бұрын

Easy way to get center when drilling is place a washer over the cork, and use the size drill bit that the center of the washer has.

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome tip. Thanks so much.

@Wild_Cannon Жыл бұрын

The arrow points counterclockwise but the fan will be blown clockwise which would equal no power.

@elhenry64 Жыл бұрын

Hello! Is your windmill still working? Have you replaced the cork with something more durable? please tell us.

@emartinez6584 5 жыл бұрын

Nice .

@patrickedwards7897 Жыл бұрын

I'd be interested in your voltage output and how your wires aren't getting twisted?

@Trefuckor963 Жыл бұрын

I got a used 150w 12v dc motor from amazon for 15$ and then a rv fan blade with 5 blades on it. Im using mc4 connectors with a built in diode to connect it directly to my wattfun yetti jackery power station. My parts arrive monday. In total my builds only 50$ for two motors blades and mc4 diodes

@TheHurtinAlbertan88 5 жыл бұрын

I love all the comments and responses on this lol, some peoples children I tell yah. Cool to see the improvisation used to make this but like others would be interested in the results as well. Thanks!

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

No doubt there are lots of we'll call them "experts"😂 thanks for your comment Jimmy

@zzzwy777 2 жыл бұрын

so cool

@robertchadwick5447 2 жыл бұрын

How did you prevent the wire from the motor winding around the windmill when the wind rotates the whole upper structure with the blades completely around?

@maxsand1 4 жыл бұрын

This is just what I wanted to know because I thought my back yard windmill was doing a lot of work with no benefit. So here is your video and I was excited. Then you start using cork and then you just quit with no explanation as to how well it all held up or what task it now performs.

@dinosshed 4 жыл бұрын

I'd say it's a poorly built windmill that does very little. Using that type of motor as a generator is a bad idea and extremely inefficient unless its in a hurricane.

@harryconover289 3 жыл бұрын

Nice article but no details on output when you were done how many volts how many amps you know watts

@mrpepperonipizza3287 4 жыл бұрын

Please give us more of it actually working

@Rittlesleo 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the simplicity of this video. I'm not looking for a Hollywood production! Just a simple DIY.

@insomniareflection8569 2 жыл бұрын

I like it. Is there a city version. We have small space here

@Trefuckor963 Жыл бұрын

Do you have another video of you testing wattage?

@gmc.joesousa4360 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the cover will retain heat in the Gen. They get hot when in use?

@thaboykinz2473 Жыл бұрын

What did you ever run off the power you got from it?

@mikaelfransson3658 2 жыл бұрын

To make this better for a cheap solustion do a cone in the center and a ducted cone around it! But this you done still is awesome!

@tonyv8925 5 жыл бұрын

Not sure which direction blades were facing, but, I have noticed, on other videos, that the strobe effect by modern cameras will actually show turning blades stopped or even running backwards. So, a moot point. You know which way they need to face and that is what is really important. Nice video, thanks for taking the time to present it...

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony!

@josephfields42 2 жыл бұрын

It turns......success 😏🤔

@debbieday6885 Жыл бұрын

I love this. I'm looking at landing Wyoming. Off-grid is the only option. I have a tiny house that is wired like a traditional house. I really need some direction and advice on what kind of power to use. A solar system is going to be around 40K (according to the cost calculators). I need a cheaper alternative. A mini split is a necessity in the summer

@bjl1226 Жыл бұрын

You can turn it either way. Just connect the leads to the type of voltage you need.

@doritoschips990 3 жыл бұрын

I would've tried using a belt or a chain to make like a 1:6 ratio. Idk though. Definitely play around with it alot.

@xyomga 2 жыл бұрын

Is it still working like it should after 4 years?

@johnq8792 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice garden mill hack

@live.life.simple. 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks John

@humanityincvideos5114 2 жыл бұрын

How much power does it generate? Is it still standing? If so you should do an update video when you get time

@dustinthewind3925 2 жыл бұрын

How do you keep the leads from getting all twisted up when the wind changes direction?

@natereinhold6180 2 ай бұрын

You could use slip-ring connections on the mast

@user-df2so4js7x 4 жыл бұрын

How much power does it produce?

@huntersolem5453 4 жыл бұрын

How do you keep the wires from tangling when the wind changes direction?

@paperbagmask3409 3 жыл бұрын

Lol really???

@dooflydetailguuy4349 2 жыл бұрын

Bluetooth

@samsquatch2651 3 жыл бұрын

Once you have it all together how do you attach the wording? We are trying to do the same thing. We have the mill and an alternator...we just don't know what to do once we put them together...reply please. Good job btw😄

@dewijones92 5 жыл бұрын

awesome

@liamfitzsimons9246 4 жыл бұрын

I don't agree with everybody hating on you for not putting enough information on exactly how to do everything, but I am very interested in this sort of thing and would love to know how much energy this thing put out and what you powered with it or what you could have possibly powered with the energy being put out by it. Thank you.

@stevetobias4890 3 жыл бұрын

As the wind changes direction the wires will get twisted around the pole and cause issues unless you use a brush system.

@GorillaCookies 2 жыл бұрын

I can't help but believe that cork didn't last very long. I would have found a old socket that fit and made the motor shaft fit the sockets ratchet input and then welded the socket into the fan . But I just prefer to do things once

@gorry123 Жыл бұрын

Nice job, the cork part made me laugh :D How many watts can you squeeze out of it?

@automategames 2 жыл бұрын

you should put a large bike cog behind the windmil and connect that cog to a tiny bike cog on the shaft of the motor.. basically speed gear for a bike.

@herbhartman7528 5 жыл бұрын

It was said you could just trun the fan around and that would reverse rotation! Doesn't work that way, when you take a fan or propeller off and trun it around (180degrees) the blades are still pitched the same way!!

@jwinchester9302 5 жыл бұрын

Dope video! Keep it going... but for sure we need an ending.

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

thanks!🙌

@BunyaminOzcelik1993 4 жыл бұрын

any video's of you using this and like charging stuff and such? is it possible to attach this to a very strong battery that you can use to keep like a refigerator running and or something like a tv? while the battery keeps getting charged by this turbine? could be like saving a lot of money if it works right? very nice video but the end was horrible hehe

@dayisathand1178 4 жыл бұрын

How did you run the wires? Nobody ever shows that!!!

@SaulTDawg 3 жыл бұрын

How did you keep the wire from getting wrapped around the pivot point where the fan meets the stand?

@MrRidingman 2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing you've have to put a pole on the stand to prevent it from doing a full 360 but only a 180, it could rotate left or right doing it's full 360 but only 180 on each side at a time. I'll probably be trying his set up in the Spring with a 300W wind turbine motor.

@CR-wk2re 3 жыл бұрын

Where does the energy go from the motor? Do you just attach it to a generator?

@lediholiday7258 3 жыл бұрын

Good 👍

@polishpicl 2 жыл бұрын

THis was outstanding. I am interested in the voltage and amps that come out of it as you have it there, I have been experimenting with the smaller ones and this made me rethink what I have been doing. thank you for this video.