treadilll motor windmill

this is a 90v 15amp 4800rpm(i said 6800 in the video) motor.. i added 28 inch blades and have it about ten foot off the ground.. i dont think its ever going to do what i want without a gear system.. fun 20$ project.. great yard ornament.. might hook a car headlight up to it so it glows brighter the faster it spins.... comments are welcome

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Science & Technology

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• windmill
• treadmill
• diy
• yard ornament
• cheap project.. power
• free energy
• electricity

[brickmason26]

I put a 1 to 4 on mine, and the windmill only turns at high winds.

I finally purchased blades on ebay with hub, and I'll try 1 to 3 gears.

If that dosn't work, I'll completely loose any kind of faith in the treadmill motors.

My only other idea is to put a very large blade system on it, for more torque, and a 7-8 to 1 grar ratio on it... after that, I'll just buy a motor, and comment on every one of these.

so far, you cannot produce enough power to charge batteries with tm motors

[jadejordan1]

have u put energy through it?



[possenti]

I had the same problem with my generator. Check my channel for the video if you want. I'm currently in the process of gearing it up to a 4:1 overdrive. I'll put up a video update when I get it together.

[MrPizzaman09]

You could charge AA batteries (maybe 2-4 cells).  Maybe go with 2s4p pack of Nimh cells for about 10 ah.

[MrPizzaman09]

I think you could do better with some blades carved out of wood. Maybe a slightly smaller diameter also with 3 blades and you should be able to hit 12v. My treadmill windmill (posted as a video response), hits 12v at about 360 rpm, or 10-12 mph. I think you choose the wrong motor. Yours is probably 50 rpm/volt, and you need about 25 rpm/volt. Mine is 30rpm/volt.

[losttreasurehunt]

Cool video,put u some leds on the generator and watch them glow

[tradogg333]

cool Im kinda foolin with some solar panels right now a cheap set from harbor freight tools but when I seen this video I thought about working on my wind power today I think these moters can work ok just geared up a lot thanx ill keep ya posted!

[ricdiggla]

. i decided to move to a wind blue power alternator.. ill be interested to see what you come up with

[tradogg333]

i got the same size motor and want to gear it up to do the same. cool video man!