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redbullalan

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Posted: 05:38pm 16 Jan 2011

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Hi
This is driving me mad hope someone can shed some light on it.

1 I have built a turbine and generating power what I need to know how do I stop the batteries from receiving to much power i.e regulated to 16 � 17 max volts.

It it easier to build a charger controller or purchase one I don�t need anything fancy like it to stop charging at around 13v and dump out to anything I have handy.

Spent hours and hours looking for this information

Reddbull alan

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Posted: 09:40pm 16 Jan 2011

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Hi Alan

Glen has a simple controller that will do your job with a suitable dump load either resistive or GTI.

http://www.thebackshed.com/windmill/articles/TL084-Controlle r.asp

All the best

Bob

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paul_mac1

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Posted: 04:56am 17 Jan 2011

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Is anyone selling the above controllers as a finished product for sale in Australia?
(Im not very good at this soldering stuff

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Cheers,
Paul

redbullalan

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Posted: 09:08pm 17 Jan 2011

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Hi thanks for the info do you know if you can purchase them made in the uk.
Or do you have to have them made
Thanks alan

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SparWeb

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Posted: 08:16pm 21 Jan 2011

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Maybe Gizmo's design is a litt more complex than you need yours to be.

There is a much simpler one at Glen Hurd's Dump/Load Controller kit www.ghurd.info. You can e-mail him for more instructions. He sends you the board and the special components, you supply the wire and box to put it in.

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Posted: 11:37pm 21 Jan 2011

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He's got some fully assembled, too, he says.

Steven T. Fahey

redbullalan

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Posted: 09:00am 22 Jan 2011

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This site is so helpful thanks one of the best genuine sites I have seen

Reddbull alan

gsw999

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Posted: 01:00pm 22 Jan 2011

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what is the output voltage of the turbine , I have a 24v indiana mototr which connects thorugh a charge controller i bought off ebay in the uk for �40, this is selectable between 12 and 24v ( which is very handy ) aqnd has been reliable so far, although sometimes I just connect the two wires from my turbine to a set up ( 2x12v ) lorry batteries, which gives them an absolute thrashing when its windy , going up to 30v sometimes.

i am not interested in giving my hard earned money to corrupt "leaders" to pour down the drain.

redbullalan

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Posted: 02:37pm 22 Jan 2011

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The one I have just a small motor best I have seen it put out so far is 25v.
I have it connected to 2 sets of 6, 2v deep cell and 6 car batteries I have a shockly in line.
Still have to build the charge controller and a resister to put in line @ about 17v to stop it blowing the batteries.
Working on a control panel with v meters in it 1 for incoming power 1 to monitor the batteries id like to put an amp meter in as well but will need some sort of coil to go around the cable to pick up the reading not found out how to do that yet.

Next on will be 24v as im told the inverters work better at this voltage

Reddbull alan

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