Group: alt.energy.homepower
From: Neon John
Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: Brake for small windmill?

On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:06:08 +1000, Jordan wrote:

>Neon John wrote:
>>
>> Seven? That might be a problem if you needed 700. These guys alone show several
>> hundred motors in just one category:
>>
>> / ?UID=2007091800110719&catname=electric&keyword=MADD
>>
>> Most under $15. Those heater fan motors (most of those on the bottom half of the
>> page with the large mounting flanges) can handle 30+ amps so they should do the job
>> for a reasonably sized windmill.
>>
>> Other places to look include C&H Supply and Mendelsons
>> . Surely it couldn't take more than an hour to look through
>> there. Hasn't this thread been running a couple of weeks now?
>>
>
>I'm in Australia. Some things are easy to find, but I envy folk in "big"
>countries - lots of stuff to choose from!
>Thread is four days old now.

Surely there is an equivalent surplus outfit in Australia. I know that GM has a
large manufacturing presence there. There almost has to be some surplus flow from
that.

John
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