Wind Generator

i had one years ago attached to a pipe on the back. the sound of it was amplified through the van body and drove us crazy,a mad thrumming noise !
 
No and I wouldn't consider one either,we were once parked next to a motorhome with one fitted on a temporary holiday site and when it was windy the damn thing kept us awake at night,great idea in principle but the ones I have seen and heard have been too noisy.
 
Put wind turbine one on the roof pointing forwards and convert to electric motor power to the drive wheels, that so economical it is unbelievable .
Have to watch out for motorway bridges though.:):):idea-007:
 
GWAYGWAY said:
Put wind turbine one on the roof pointing forwards and convert to electric motor power to the drive wheels, that so economical it is unbelievable .
Have to watch out for motorway bridges though.:):):idea-007:
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LOL

It will also increase drag and cost more money in fuel :) :)
 
We used to park next to one on a THS in North Devon. Pretty much guaranteed a wind so it ran 24/7. The couple that ran the THS for weeks used it to power a leisure battery and a small drug fridge to store insulin. We where always within 20 meters of it and we used to tent camp in those days. I don't remember any noise problems. They where always very happy with its performance.

Richard
 
wakk44 said:
No and I wouldn't consider one either,we were once parked next to a motorhome with one fitted on a temporary holiday site and when it was windy the damn thing kept us awake at night,great idea in principle but the ones I have seen and heard have been too noisy.
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They tend to fit these on boats because there is not a lot of room for solar panels. They also charge batteries while sailing. Downside is noise. If you finish up berthed next to one that is not in the best of health. Worn bearings or slightly off balance.

Length of thin rope thrown at the blades usually shuts them up as the blades grind to a halt. The owner then has to dismantle the thing to get the rope off :boat: :lol-053:

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As does builders foam squirted with a extended nozzle up your exhaust pipe

Alf

QFour said:
They tend to fit these on boats because there is not a lot of room for solar panels. They also charge batteries while sailing. Downside is noise. If you finish up berthed next to one that is not in the best of health. Worn bearings or slightly off balance.

Length of thin rope thrown at the blades usually shuts them up as the blades grind to a halt. The owner then has to dismantle the thing to get the rope off :boat: :lol-053:

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Just sold my Rutland 504 and was sorry to see it go. I don't have as much underfloor storage space on my present van, so could not find room for the Turbine and Mast. It was a useful tool, especially in Winter.

The modern turbines make hardly any noise at all and you can link a Solar Panel into the circuit as well, to get the best of both worlds (which I often did).
 
maingate said:
Just sold my Rutland 504 and was sorry to see it go. I don't have as much underfloor storage space on my present van, so could not find room for the Turbine and Mast. It was a useful tool, especially in Winter.

The modern turbines make hardly any noise at all and you can link a Solar Panel into the circuit as well, to get the best of both worlds (which I often did).
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Noise seems to be related more to power than age.Even the older Rutlands and the baby fletner rotor systems are pretty quiet if properly maintained but the bigger 200+ watt ones tend to be noisy.The real problem is wind isn't constant so they whine up and down with the wind and the noise not only affects the guilty vehicle but travels at least 100 metres. They can be a lot noisier and irritating than petrol generators. Amp for amp solar is cheaper even factoring in night time.
 
After seeing the replies from people who have actually owned one I think we must have been unlucky and pitched next to one with clapped out bearings.I've always liked the principle of renewable energy in any form and wind generators will work at night as well so a solar panel/wind generator would seem to be a good configuration.
It's not quite as convenient as a solar panel which is basically a fit and forget on the roof because you have the storage and erection to take into account.
 
I have seen small turbines clipped on to the body of motorhomes. This is a terrible idea for 2 main reasons.

The turbine is not getting 'clean' air because of its proximity to the vehicle body.
Any vibration is transmitted through the vehicle.
 
I used one up to 12yrs ago and in the South of France it was great, we parked on the beach at Port La Nouvelle for the summer and because there was always a breeze it kept the batteries topped up without using the genny, I had made a plate that fitted on the roof rack and because it fitted on to exhaust mounting rubbers, View attachment 35536 one of these on all corners stopped any vibration transmitting to the van, I used alloy poles which slotted together to lift it high up to give cleaner air, it worked there because we parked long term but too much hassle if wilding, I still have it and all the poles in the loft
 
Hymer, have obviously fitted a very big wind turbine to the ML-I . I saw it quite clearly on the 'out and about video' for it on youtube.
UNLESS they were very sloppy about how they lined it up for the shots.
 
tezza33 said:
I used one up to 12yrs ago and in the South of France it was great, we parked on the beach at Port La Nouvelle for the summer and because there was always a breeze it kept the batteries topped up without using the genny, I had made a plate that fitted on the roof rack and because it fitted on to exhaust mounting rubbers, View attachment 35536 one of these on all corners stopped any vibration transmitting to the van, I used alloy poles which slotted together to lift it high up to give cleaner air, it worked there because we parked long term but too much hassle if wilding, I still have it and all the poles in the loft
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Poles in the loft ?
 
Vandals

Hmm yes we all love vandals eh?

Frankly I can't find jokes about vandalism funny.

PW
 
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