Wind power is the results of converting the wind into a much more helpful form, for example electricity. A wind turbine is mostly used for this. Wind power is great for areas that have average wind speeds of greater than ten miles per hour. You get free electricity.

Materials you will need:

- Treadmill motor

- Plastic 2-liter pop bottles

- A steel bicycle frame

- Zip ties

Instructions to build a wind generator:

1. Find a motor from a treadmill. You can often find one in a dumpster at apartments near schools. Other sources of this motor can be free cycle and Craigslist. Spinning this motor using an external source can create electricity.

2. Fuse the motor onto the spindle of a cycle pedal (the pedal should be removed) .This involves scaffolding to be built for alignment. Mount the motor housing by fusing a pipe to bridge the area starting at the frame on the way to the motor housing, making sure the motor is stubbornly in position. The housing shouldn’t spin while the spindle of the motor does.

3. Construct the blades by zip-tying plastic from the pop bottles at an angle between the spokes for the wind to make the wheel whirl. The pop bottle plastic is detached by winding a 2-inch strip from the bottle in a curving trail that allows a long strip to be sliced. The zip ties should be linked through holes in the plastic that may be done by employing a hole punch. If there is still an opening that has got to be filled on the spoke as the plastic is much too short, continue filling it completely with another piece of plastic that is zip tied in effect. There should be an area of the wheel that’s enclosed with these blades that is 33% of the entire face of the wheel that the wind will force.

4. Make sure the blades do not touch anything as they turn. Also insure that this device is out of reach, particularly by children because the blades could injure them. Save on space by cutting down the remainder of the bike. Mount the generator up high. The generator will make noise, which could scare away animals, but might also annoy your neighbors (only you can decide if that is good or bad).

5. Place the generator on the highest place attainable. Place the wires starting at the generator towards the preferred site for power. Don’t re-charge batteries on this because they will not get charged and run the motor instead. Ask an electrician if you need to re-energize batteries with the generator.

By following these instructions to build a wind generator, you will find that creating your own home wind generator is fun and straightforward.

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