Comments on: How do I make a homebuilt wind generator power ?

By: ranger_co_1_75

ranger_co_1_75 — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:37:52 +0000

Get a Heavy Duty truck alternator, bolt a propeller to it and mount it on a pole. You now have a wind generator with a built in voltage regulator.

Attach wires to the appropriate bolts on the back of the Alternator. Attach the other end of the wires to 12 V. batteries.

Attach the 12 V. batteries to an Inverter that changes the 12 V. to 120 V. Now you can power your TV, etc. until the batteries go dead and you need to recharge them.

By: Poplake J

Poplake J — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:47:06 +0000

Homebuilt wind generators are simple and easy to build. I did it myself to get power to my garage and it was cheap to build.

By: MasterPython

MasterPython — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:53:11 +0000

It does not sound like a beginner project.

By: David N

David N — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:47:34 +0000

By: jackiepolm

jackiepolm — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:26:00 +0000

homebuilt wind power generators can be built with just a few parts that you probably already have laying around your home.

If you want to power household items like TVs, washing machine etc then you will need an inverter. These are quite cheap though.

I got my instructions on homebuilt wind power generators from and it made life HEAPS easier for me.