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Water Pumper addresses/questions
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/122
Question: How do I relate rotor diameter to water pumping?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/629
Answer:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/632
Ken Sulman's homemade Savonious water pumper:
http://www.southcom.com.au/~windmill
Some vendors that have been mentioned for data acquisition:
Brand Electronics (digital meters): http://www.brandelectronics.com
Second Wind http://www.secondwind.com
for current sensors: http://www.fwbell.com/Catalogs/Sensors/Current_Sensors/current_sensors.html
Onsite Hobo Datalogger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/7115
Pace Scientific http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/7118
Data Taker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/7119
NRG Systems http://www.nrgsystems.com
Davis Instruments
A free program to use with an E-Meter (Link10) to log data:
http://www.grassrootsonline.com/public/linkit.tpl
Other Resources:
American Wind Energy Association http://www.awea.org
a slide show on Renewable energy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/5849
Hugh Piggott's Home Page http://homepages.enterprise.net/hugh0piggott/
PicoTurbine - an educational kit for building a "pico" turbine
Home Power Magazine - a good hands-on magazine for home power generation
Midwest Renewable Energy Association - hosts the world's largest renewable energy fair
DOE Small Wind Turbine Verification Program link
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/930
Wind Energy Resource Assessment links
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/5849
OtherPower.com - resources for home power enthusiasts
Trace Engineering (inverters): http://www.traceengineering.com
GripHoist - for raising a tower...a hand winch if you will
http://www.tractel.com/PRODUCTS_MAIN.htm
Renewable Energy Project Analysis Software
Magnet suppliers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/309
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/5739
PMG (Permanent Magnet Generator) suppliers:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/1088
http://www.windmission.dk/PMG/pmgforeveryone.html
Other links for "newbies" listed here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/5339
Home Lighting Selection Guide http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/4396
Diversion Control Schematic http://www.redrok.com/electron.htm
Wincharger Control Panel http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/563
Another book on wind http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/1210
Pipe Schedule Specifications http://pump.net/otherdata/pdcarbonalloysteel.htm
WindPower Systems http://www.windmission.dk/
Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturer's Association
Online Tutorial: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/5695
Heavy Education http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/5461
Fuel Cell links: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/5849
A little history... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/926
Smith-Putnam machine (historical) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/964
Wind Statistics book http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/6565
Surplus Shed http://www.surplusshed.com
Electrical surplus: CPI Surplus http://www.cpisurplus.com
Free Wind Data for North Dakota
Hosted by the EERC http://www.undeerc.org/wind
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