[Man-K]

Turbine-less wind generator:

I first found this on Spikedhumor.com but I can’t access that site from work (and if you're more than a little shy I wouldn't recomend the site )

So simple, so obvious, yet somehow no one else thought of it first… and all I had to do was stick a magnet and some coils on my bird scarer!!

This is the main site: www.humdingerwind.com
There is a section on the site that at the moment is under development that seems to offer the promise of a 'build your own' instructions in a few weeks. Which is why I thought I would post it here.

I plan to try and build one down my plot out of the usual reclaimed or recycled scrap to power a water irrigation system in my greenhouse. Don't hold your breath for pictures it will take me a while yet I'm sure.

For those looking for a little more information this is an interview with the inventor: http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/shawn-frayne-disclosing-the-intricacies-behind-his-ingenious-windbelt/

I hope some of you find this interesting and don't feel it's a little two off topic.
K

[peter james]

that is very intresting i have 4 car batterys at the plot and in sick of bringing them home to charge  .ive been looking at wind turbines and solar pannels   .the hard bit is getting plans to build your own charge controller you can buy them on ebay but thay dont have anywhere to connect a dumpload thay just swicth of when fully charged but i need a dumpload to power some 12 volt car heaters once my batterys are fully charged so as to make the most of my free energy .   ..p,j,