There are so many neat things to buy in our modern world, yet all of us have special things we want that either don’t exist exactly the way we need, or are so expensive we just must do without them. This is where designing & building our own speciality items is the way to go. On this Things that Run series, I will be posting useful items I have built for my own use with detailed & illustrated step-by-step construction narratives on how I built each item. All of my personal creations are built from commonly available parts and are fun to build & practical to use. One problem when designing and building our own electronic, optical or mechanical devices is finding suitable components. My preferred source for these kinds of components is Gateway Electronics. They have a store location in St. Louis Missouri, another in San Diego California (now SD Electronics Supply) as well as an online catalog (and their prices are so affordable for the hobbyist on a short budget).
12 Volt 1.5 Amp wind generator for ultra light aircraft
This item solved the problem of providing dependable in-flight power for my GPS & hand-held radio on my ultra light airplane.
Disclaimer The wind generator shown here is just one of many of my personal creations that will be posted on this section of my site for your study, amusement or purchase. All items have actually been built and are in use. All my How I Built It illustrated step-by-step narratives are for education & amusement purposes only. While my narratives are adequate to build an exact copy of my work, they are merely an exact report on how I built each item, with no assurance of safety or utility. You are purchasing my narratives for your own personal study & amusement and you may build or use your own prototype completely at your own risk. The new computer generated step-by-step illustrated narrative on how I built Wind Generator will be available soon for purchase. In the meantime you can order the old 14 page hand drawn release. Check this page now and then and when my computer generated narrative is posted for sale, simply send me a letter with your name and serial number and I will send you the new release for free.
Coming soon on this page is a growing list of How I Built It narratives.
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