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Re: 175 Watt Seagull DIY Kit
By: sut Date: May 7, 2014, 8:39 am
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@ HGL that is interesting stuff but you would have to vacuum
form it to a wing mold because it is warm when you take it out
of the oven and it would sag in the middle of the wing formers
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Re: 175 Watt Seagull DIY Kit
By: happygolucky Date: May 7, 2014, 11:40 am
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i moved all my comments to off topic under :materials..... to
not confuse anyone.. on the 75 kit or 175 kit
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Re: 175 Watt Seagull DIY Kit
By: lynx wind Date: May 7, 2014, 1:14 pm
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Happy,
Keep thinking and exploring.
Everyone,
I just picked up the blades from SUT. Genius simplicity and
beautiful finish. Super easy to ship, form and assemble. If
they perform well, they will be tough to beat for price,
strength, look, finish, and durability. UV is a killer of many
materials.
SUT thinks he will have the 175 together by the weekend.
Imagine the impact this endeavor could have if wind power could
become affordable.
Thanks everyone for being a part of this.
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Re: 175 Watt Seagull DIY Kit
By: lynx wind Date: May 7, 2014, 9:09 pm
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Don't know the shaft diameter yet. There are a few things to
consider. A half HP machine should be fine with a 5/8"
diameter. I was thinking about making it 3/4" to over build but
costs go up too. I would rather lengthen the shaft a bit which
will cost more.
Meeting with SUT today and going over the build I was shown a
few mistakes on the drawing of the rotor arm.
Here is the new drawing of the rotor. I will also replace the
earlier pdf with this one.
#Post#: 2639--------------------------------------------------
Re: 175 Watt Seagull DIY Kit
By: lynx wind Date: May 8, 2014, 4:03 am
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A couple lines moved a few thousandths. All dimensions the
same. Have a nice day : )
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Re: 175 Watt Seagull DIY Kit
By: Otis Date: May 8, 2014, 5:31 pm
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@ lynx, No mount holes for bracing?
#Post#: 2660--------------------------------------------------
Re: 175 Watt Seagull DIY Kit
By: Otis Date: May 9, 2014, 11:21 am
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Lynx you mentioned what you expected from the new alt and 40''
diameter(strong/moderate wind) , could you guesstimate new alt
on the original 75 turbine, or would it be a bad match?
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Re: 175 Watt Seagull DIY Kit
By: lynx wind Date: May 9, 2014, 1:49 pm
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Team,
I am in CA visiting family. A lot of these questions you are
asking wont be answered until the new design is constructed and
tested. Currently the testing is being done by SUT and soon by
Nessprojects and another in Germany.
The bracing hasn't been measured or located yet.
SUT will have a head start while I am out of town. The new alt
will not be available for testing until it is machined (late
May).
Sut is testing on the Gull 160 alt.
Otis
The Seagull 75 would be fine driving a bigger alt
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Re: 175 Watt Seagull DIY Kit
By: sut Date: May 11, 2014, 10:28 am
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Well all is done on diy 175 just waiting on paint to dry I
can't believe i forgot to paint 2nd side of 2 rotor sections
did a trial fit and all looks great ! should be up in wind
tomorrow I took 2 pictures and are below
[URL=
HTML http://smg.photobucket.com/user/sujsti/media/aluminum%20wings/Image0157_zpsfb455e13.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/sujsti/aluminum%20wings/Image0157_zpsfb455e13.jpg[/img][/URL]
[URL=
HTML http://smg.photobucket.com/user/sujsti/media/aluminum%20wings/Image0156_zps45d9a0a1.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/sujsti/aluminum%20wings/Image0156_zps45d9a0a1.jpg[/img][/URL]<br
/>
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Re: 175 Watt Seagull DIY Kit
By: Otis Date: May 11, 2014, 12:20 pm
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Looks great sut
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