I am thinking that the easiest way for me to pole mount this turbine would be to purchase the Sunforce 45455 Wind Generator 30' Tower Kit sold here on amazon. How much will I need to do to get this turbine to mount on this tower. This picture shows a type of mounting that requires a welded disk that the turbine bolts to. I am thinking that the easiest way for me to pole mount this turbine would be to purchase the Sunforce 45455 Wind Generator 30' Tower Kit sold here on amazon. How much will I need to do to get... » Read More I am thinking that the easiest way for me to pole mount this turbine would be to purchase the Sunforce 45455 Wind Generator 30' Tower Kit sold here on amazon. How much will I need to do to get this turbine to mount on this tower. This picture shows a type of mounting that requires a welded disk that the turbine bolts to. « Show Less
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the easiest way to get power out of this unit is simple. send it back or do not buy it. they are junk. go ahead and buy a skymax windturbine and the Missouri wind and solar roof mount. trust me you will be glad you did.
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FYI, the other people who have answered are correct - you'll want to cut a board and use it to mount. It mounts very easily from that point and you will be happy with the result!
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Greetings. You may check the vidoe for the mount process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV7IRSV17S0 Thank you.
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This is designed to charge your battery or batteries, not to directly power lights and fans and whatnot. I have mine set up in conjunction with a solar panel grid. Each runs through a charge controller of its own and into a distribution block before going into the battery bank. To run lights or AC powered items you will need to either use a power inverter connected to your batteries. This is a great little turbine but its not designed to power something all by itself. Since wind speeds vary its power output will vary. you will want a charge controller to cut off power flow if the winds blow too hard or if your batteries are fully charged to prevent overcharging. think of the wiring like this: turbine&gt;charge controller&gt;battery bank&gt;power inverter&gt;lights and fans. I hope that helps. If not search YouTube for a guy named LDSprepper. I wired my solar and battery bank like his but I added the turbines for cloudy days.
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doodah.., i also meant to ask if u were goin to mount this antenna on a rotor or not ?? cuz if u do buy a rotor then u'll need rotor wire/cable & if u go to buy the rotor cable, etc., the rotor cable is usually sold seperately from the rotor - or atleast it was when i bought my cable - the rotor cable which connects from the rotor & then runs down the pole along with ur coax or twin-lead antenna wire - will run into ur house & connect to the rotor control box.., etc. " that wire usually sells for $20-$25 plus tax at radio shack & is really the same thing 3 or 4 lead telephone wire and the only real dffrence is that the rotor wire say radio shack.., ebay or here on amazon even is the thickness of the insulation around the wire " & u can buy a 100ft. roll of telephone wire which is color coded & use in-place of that rotar wire.., the connections on my rotor are numbered : 1, 2, & 3 etc. & i just ran the red wire to #1 on both the rotor itself & to the control box.., yellow for #2.., green for #3 etc. . & it worked perfectly & i saved myself $16 by not buying any rotor wire.., just a thought - but u do whats best for u.. & again - good luck .. - coffeebean
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To: Terry PikeWhen I built mine I did all the lighting and the Bussard motors myself. I just got a couple of HO train electric motors (which were about $12.00 each) and wired them to a small voltage regulator. I run the motors on about 4 to 4.5 volts to get the correct speed. The motors themselves are about 2 inches long and about 3/4 of an inch in diameter, so they fit nicely into the front of the nacelles. I left the whole Bussard assembly loose so that I can take it out and make repairs if necessary. The way the ring assembly snaps into place with the three supports on the bottom of the nacelle makes this easy to do.Hope this is helpful to you. To: Terry PikeWhen I built mine I did all the lighting and the Bussard motors myself. I just got a couple of HO train electric motors (which were about $12.00 each) and wired them to a small voltage regulator. I run the motors on about 4 to 4.5 volts to get the correct speed. The motors themselves are about 2 inches long and about 3/4 of an inch in diameter, so they fit nicely into the front of the nacelles. I left the whole Bussard assembly loose so that I can take it out and make repairs if necessary. The way the ring assembly snaps into place with the three supports on the... » Read More To: Terry PikeWhen I built mine I did all the lighting and the Bussard motors myself. I just got a couple of HO train electric motors (which were about $12.00 each) and wired them to a small voltage regulator. I run the motors on about 4 to 4.5 volts to get the correct speed. The motors themselves are about 2 inches long and about 3/4 of an inch in diameter, so they fit nicely into the front of the nacelles. I left the whole Bussard assembly loose so that I can take it out and make repairs if necessary. The way the ring assembly snaps into place with the three supports on the bottom of the nacelle makes this easy to do.Hope this is helpful to you. « Show Less
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I bought the Homestead Step-in Birdfeeder Pole -4025 from Amazon. Works great. It has a plate at the top for mounting to the bottom of the house. Plate is not shown on webpage, which caused a lot of people to ask about it. Easy to assemble. Hope this helps.
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For now I have not mounted it. My son in law told me I would have to get a metal pole to mount it on and the metal pole would be mounted on the side of my house facing south. For now, I am bringing it in and out of my house. I have a long nail and I have been hanging it on that with string. It sounds amateurish but that is the best I can do for now until someone helps me mount it.
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I used a pole but if you Google the question , there are some links that may be helpful.
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Go online to their website and download everything you need to do the setup. You should have received a bracket for each unit, but that's something you can make. They are good units for the price
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Not out of the box. It's designed to be mounted to the fork crown. If you're reasonably handy, it shouldn't be difficult to come up with a simple mount--all you need is a bracket that you can fix the loop to. Alternatively, you could remove the light from its "loop" bracket and attach it, using the same screw hole, to some other kind of mounting.However, one thing to which you should pay attention is the wire that runs from the light to the dynamo; make sure it's long enough to make the travel without being stretched. It's simple to solder on an extension if you need to, but it's best if you don't have to do that. Not out of the box. It's designed to be mounted to the fork crown. If you're reasonably handy, it shouldn't be difficult to come up with a simple mount--all you need is a bracket that you can fix the loop to. Alternatively, you could remove the light from its "loop" bracket and attach it, using the same screw hole, to some other kind of mounting.However, one thing to which you should pay attention is the wire that runs from the light to the dynamo; make sure it's long enough to make the travel without being stretched. It's simple to solder on an extension if you need... » Read More Not out of the box. It's designed to be mounted to the fork crown. If you're reasonably handy, it shouldn't be difficult to come up with a simple mount--all you need is a bracket that you can fix the loop to. Alternatively, you could remove the light from its "loop" bracket and attach it, using the same screw hole, to some other kind of mounting.However, one thing to which you should pay attention is the wire that runs from the light to the dynamo; make sure it's long enough to make the travel without being stretched. It's simple to solder on an extension if you need to, but it's best if you don't have to do that. « Show Less
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I have the Sportsman GEN 4000 LP portable generator, and I bought this wheel set. Here is the definitive answer on this specific combination as I just now installed it: This wheel set WILL NOT attached to the Sportsman GEN 4000 LP without much drilling into the frame and fashioning of new brackets. Unless you have the ability to do some metal work and are willing to drill holes into the frame of your generator, do not buy this. However, if you have a good shop, welder, or are just handy making brackets to fit, you can make this work. My generator is now on wheels and the handle works well, but the legs still need some work to be sturdy when running. I have the Sportsman GEN 4000 LP portable generator, and I bought this wheel set. Here is the definitive answer on this specific combination as I just now installed it: This wheel set WILL NOT attached to the Sportsman GEN 4000 LP without much drilling into the frame and fashioning of new brackets. Unless you have the ability to do some metal work and are willing to drill holes into the frame of your generator, do not buy this. However, if you have a good shop, welder, or are just handy making brackets to fit, you can make this work. My generator is now on wheels and the handle works well,... » Read More I have the Sportsman GEN 4000 LP portable generator, and I bought this wheel set. Here is the definitive answer on this specific combination as I just now installed it: This wheel set WILL NOT attached to the Sportsman GEN 4000 LP without much drilling into the frame and fashioning of new brackets. Unless you have the ability to do some metal work and are willing to drill holes into the frame of your generator, do not buy this. However, if you have a good shop, welder, or are just handy making brackets to fit, you can make this work. My generator is now on wheels and the handle works well, but the legs still need some work to be sturdy when running. « Show Less
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There's a video online somewhere, but otherwise they don't exist. That little spike screws into one side of the brace. That wraps around the pole and is supposed to be hammered into the side of your house. I didn't like that approach, so I went to home depot and bought 3 metal brackets (pretty much the exact same size and look as the white plastic ones that came with it) and some deck screws. Then I screwed in the base. Pole is solid as can be.
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You need the mounting bracket kit, some places sell it along with the vario top box, others sell it separate, find out before you buy the Vario top box.
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I live at Kodiak Alaska.I didnt get a permit for mine.It depends on how big your lot is.And if you are inside city limits. I put 5 gallon buckets in the ground flush f With the surface.Then i put my anchors in and concreted them in. Same with the tower. I filled tower bucket up to top and put thee tower plate on top. Let it harden up a week. Then iput it up..Im the only one here with wind and solar power. . A cpl years before i boight a power hub pluss. The wind turbin goes right in to its own hook up in the solar generator.Hope this helps. Any more questions. .....kevin907@hotmail.com I live at Kodiak Alaska.I didnt get a permit for mine.It depends on how big your lot is.And if you are inside city limits. I put 5 gallon buckets in the ground flush f With the surface.Then i put my anchors in and concreted them in. Same with the tower. I filled tower bucket up to top and put thee tower plate on top. Let it harden up a week. Then iput it up..Im the only one here with wind and solar power. . A cpl years before i boight a power hub pluss. The wind turbin goes right in to its own hook up in the solar generator.Hope this helps. Any more questions. .....kevin907@hotmail.com
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Mounting at angles (depending on how much angle your talking about) may not be the best method. It would be advisable to contact the Mfg. before proceeding with an angle mount.
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No problems after over a year. We also live at 7700 ft in the Rocky Mountains where we get lots of lightning. I do suggest you run a ground wire to a ground rod. This will only cost you around $20-30 for the ground rod, wire, and the connectors but will ensure that in the case of a lightning strike to the turbine the lightning is discharged to ground. This will protect your investment better than an insurance policy ;) Also if you are in a high wind area I would get a higher wattage turbine since this one is constantly trying to slow itself in our wind. 20-30 mph with 50+ mph gusts.