This web site talks about the virtues and vices of various Ametek motors when used as generators. A couple of their other models make decent generators and can still be found on places like Ebay. There are a lot of other Ametek motors around though. Unfortunately, they are almost impossible to locate these days. The best motor made by Ametek is a 99 volt DC motor that works great as a generator. The best apparently are a couple of models of motor made by Ametek. A lot of people seemed to like to use old computer tape drive motors (surplus relics from the days when computers had big reel to reel tape drives). So I began looking into what motors were best for the job. Others were using surplus permanent magnet DC motors as generators in their projects. That seemed a bit too complicated, at least for a first effort. My online research showed that a lot of people were building their own generators. If attacked one at a time, the project didn't seem too terribly difficult. Batteries and an electronic control system I reduced the project to just five little systems. A mounting that keeps it turned into the wind 4. All of them had five things in common though: 1. There are a lot of them out there in an amazing variety of designs and complexities. I started by Googling for information on home-built wind turbines. More details on this project and my other alternative energy projects including my home-built solar panels, and my home-built biomass gasifier can be found on my web site. If you have some fabricating skills and some electronic know-how, you can build one too. Not with an expensive, store-bought turbine, but with a home-built one that cost hardly anything. Almost from the moment I bought it, I had the idea of putting up a wind turbine and making some electricity, and later adding some solar panels. One thing I noticed right away about my property is that most of the time, the wind is blowing. However, it would be nice to have at least a little electricity, since so much of life in the 21st century is dependent on it. No electricity equals no light pollution. The problem is, it's so remote that there is no electric service available. I am an astronomer and wanted a place to practice my hobby far away from the terrible light pollution found near cities of any real size. Several years ago I bought some remote property in Arizona.
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