Jay Neal AKA "PortsideTWD's" Blog

Hey guys, this is my blog, it will probably get a bit varied, but hey, variety is the spice of life, my first set of blogs describe building a Wind Turbine, who, knows what will come next???

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DIY Wind Turbine - Part 5 - Updates
Well i have been so busy lately i have not had a spare second to post any new blogs, but it's getting to the point now where i need to catch up a bit. The foum has taken off a bit and i have been inundated with users requesting custom groups, and...

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DIY Wind Turbine - Part 4 - Building Better Blades
I know this part was supposed to describe building the mounting and tail of the turbine but i had a problem with the design of the first set of blades, so this part now contains details of a revised set of blades... i do think though that the design would...

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DIY Wind Turbine - Part 3 - Building the Blades
If you have been following this blog from the beginning you will know that my plan was to fabricate the turbine blades from a length of waste guttering, and a second set from waste pipe which is thicker, the secondary pair will be used if the guttering...

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DIY Wind Turbine - Part 2 - Components
And so, the search was on to find some components to build the wind turbine and services to store the electricity generated by the turbine and convert it to 240V AC, a more house hold appliance friendly voltage. Although there are a lot of online sites...

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DIY Wind Turbine - Part 1 - Introduction
Jesus Christ (don't take that the wrong way, i am an athiest), had my electricity bill for the month, £78 (WTF)... and most of this must be from the use of my computers and 'Always On' broadband (i have started turning this off when not in...

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