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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
I was driving around Toowoomba and spotted this Dunlite at Queens Park. There is a windmill display at the south east corner of the park, near the Cob and Co museum. Cob & Co Museum. On permanent display are several water pumping windmills, including a couple of monsters, with 8 meter diameter turbines. 
And this unusual down wind type. 
This is the Dunline and its information plague. 
Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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wind-pirate Senior Member  Joined: 01/02/2007 Location: CanadaPosts: 101 |
Hi Glenn Sure is nice to see the old mills still flying. I wonder how many of to-days builds will be around in 50+ years.... Ron Old is good too! THE Pirate. stealing wind & solar energy is fun |
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KarlJ Guru  Joined: 19/05/2008 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1178 |
I am an idiot 
the next "town" along the Highway towards Perth from Ceduna has about 40 windmills in the space of a couple of city blocks, obviously some windmill nut lives there. big ones little ones, running ones, broken ones. I stopped the car both ways to get out and marvel at the hard work gone in to drill, erect, plumb etc. Luck favours the well prepared |
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Tinker Guru Joined: 07/11/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1904 |
That would be Penong. I passed through there in 1972 for the first time (on a motorbike), remember the place well as it was where the bitumen stopped and from there the track (road) was dirt & potholes all the way to the WA border. Anyway, the windmills were there in 1972, I believe it's because the groundwater is accessible. No other fresh water sources in that area. Not a 'nutcase', just plain necessity back then. Remember quite a few sheep there in the paddoks. Klaus |
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| windlight Guru Joined: 03/03/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 331 |
Not the right place but as a comment I will be offering my Dunlite mills for sale soon. So you too could have one like Glenn has featured. allan "I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it" - (Act II, Scene IV). |
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| KarlJ Guru Joined: 19/05/2008 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1178 |
I'd be interested but 32V doesnt suit my setup. There were some later 2000W versions I believe .... Luck favours the well prepared |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
Hi Allan Yeah I would be interested too, but it depends on your location. Where abouts are you? Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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Andy R. Newbie  Joined: 07/05/2010 Location: United StatesPosts: 18 |
Yeah, "32 Volt". I think a lot of the "Jacob's" were 32 volt. I live in rural Pennsylvania USA in an old farm house which has been in my wife's family for 160 years and my father in law had told me that in the 1930's and 40's the house had a "32 volt" system comprised of a kerosene powered generator and sixteen 2 volt batteries. The engine was in the cellar with a pipe taking the exaust outside. When it started to get dark they would turn on the generator making light and charging the batteries, then after a while they'd shut down the generator and still have light for a while without all the noise. |
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| windlight Guru Joined: 03/03/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 331 |
32V generators are used on 24V systems. "I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it" - (Act II, Scene IV). |
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