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wandyhee

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Joined: 27/05/2008
Location: Malaysia
Posts: 3
Posted: 04:21am 27 May 2008
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Hello everyone,
this is my first post in this forum, wish to learn more about DIY windmill from you guys.
 
Gill

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Joined: 11/11/2006
Location: Australia
Posts: 669
Posted: 10:59am 27 May 2008
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G'day wandyhee,
Welcome to the forum. I don't think we've had anyone from Malaysia on the forum before. A lot has been covered in the forum over the years so there's a lot of reading but hopefully it will provide enough insight to design and build your own wind generator. Remember if you struggle to understand anything on the site or in the forum there'll be somebody to give you an answer if you ask.

Nice bow. Was the shot successful? Edited by Gill 2008-05-28
was working fine... til the smoke got out.
Cheers Gill _Cairns, FNQ
 
wandyhee

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Joined: 27/05/2008
Location: Malaysia
Posts: 3
Posted: 12:08am 28 May 2008
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suprised to hear that i'm the first Malaysian to register here. For now I dont have any part/material to start with, so hopefully by reading some idea from this web/forum will built up my spirits to drive me to right direction , as I always thought about alternative energy resources.. even up to now, as I have a piece of land which electric supply cannot reach. If I manage to find some alternative energy resources, I will be able to think about to built a house there

Thas was on 3D course you see in my avatar, so far I haven't have a chance take down any big animals... Hope there will be luck on my next hunt :)
 
wandyhee

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Joined: 27/05/2008
Location: Malaysia
Posts: 3
Posted: 01:51am 28 May 2008
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Ok, I have my first question about windmill. Is it facing only 1 direction (fixed)? or it will chance/rotate the direction according to where's the wind came from?

sound stupid but to be honest, I never saw any windmill with my bare eyes except from the pictures
 
KiwiJohn
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Joined: 01/12/2005
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 691
Posted: 03:29am 28 May 2008
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Hi Wandyhee, there are people here who build both horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines. The horizontal axis ones do (usually) turn to meet the wind and many have a furling feature where they will turn away from the wind if the wind is too stong.

Vertical axis ones are not so popular and of course do not need to change their direction.

The choice is influenced by the sort of environment where the wind machine will be erected.
 
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