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Raising the Homebrew Homemade Wind Turbine Wind Tower wind generator

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Uploaded by on Oct 19, 2008

Here I am using a hand winch to raise a 36' windtower for a 8.5' diameter wind turbine. Near the end I test the winch brake by letting the tower down slightly. This was a homebuilt project. You can see the project at www.mindchallenger.com/wind. You can also view other stuff at http://www.mindchallenger.com/wind

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  • As I posted on the info section I deliberately tested the winch brake. I had tested it with just the tower. I needed to know it worked under a controlled condition.

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  • looks good....hope to see it works...

  • Yes I agree that it's a bit absurd putting it up among the trees like that. Wind turbines need wind. I hope this is just temporary.

    When you test out the tower its a good thing to keep the blades on the ground because they usually end up breaking if it falls.

  • 2:20. scary i thaught it was gone!

  • looks good guys but your still not above the trees. How well does it work. I have the same problem. I had to go to 42 feet hope I don't need to go 60 feet

  • What happened at about 2:20. It started to come down. Scary.

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