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Community Power at the Rossport Solidarity CampDIY wind power course review
From Wednesday the 27th to Sunday the 31st of January, the Rossport Solidarity Camp hosted a wind power workshop. Local people and campers united to learn metal work, wood work and electronics to produce a fully functional 2.4 meter diameter wind turbine, now supplying power to the off-grid Rossport Solidarity House. The use of farmer's shed for the week was kindly by donated which was the perfect base for the workshop. The course was led by V3 Power, a workers co-operative based in Nottingham specialising in teaching courses in how to build DIY wind turbines.
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At the start of the course the group participants split into 3 groups, so that each group would alternate between the 3 work areas of woodwork, metalwork and electronics over the first 3 days. Over the last two days participants concentrated on areas they were particularly interested in, or just did what was needed to finish the project.
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Jump To Comment: 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1Great job! But did ye not need planning permission for it? Would hate to see it pulled down! :O
Trific job, all! See yez soon.
Exactly what people in this country need to start thinking about learn to do it yourself, and stop being screwed by multinationals and corrupt governments
Looks like I missed a really 'powerful' learning opportunity up in Erris - may those blades keep spinning and powering the resistance to $h€ll for many years to come!
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A community built wind turbine
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This circuit dumps excess power when batteries are full and also provides a wind turbine brake
Getting the turbine site ready
Main mounting - Stator in red & 1 plate of magnets on top
Watching it go
‘Well, we know what you’re against, but what are you for?’
http://livinginrossport.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/well-w...-for/
Winding the coils
Making the Control board used to protect the batteries
Soldering the 9 coils that make up the stator
The 2 plates of 12 magnets are set in resin to make the rotors
The coils are also set in resin
Overall it was a class few days. Thanks again to V3 and also for the use of the shed for the workshop. I especially like the fact that alot of people from the area called in just to have a look and seem very interested. Also that a few people who were on the course are already talking about making their own turbine, is great.
V3's website is actually here: http://v3power.co.uk
or the blurb on the course we did is here: http://v3power.co.uk/Jan10.php
Carving the 3 wooden blades
Terence checks the front face of the blade
Draw knifes were used for most of the later work
Like the A-team, only with multi-coloured hats
Bearing hub was from an old Opel Vectra