Monthly Archives: February 2017

Still time to get a place on the Scoraig Workshop 15th April

Posted on 28/02/2017 by hugh

I will be holding a wind turbine building workshop here at my home on Scoraig from 15th-22nd April 2017.   Kostas Latoufis will be helping me this year.  Most of the places are taken but there is just room for one more, … Continue reading →

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Have we got our priorities right?

Posted on 19/02/2017 by hugh

I can’t understand a society where people are pleased and proud to own a fancy car that will never pay for itself, and pollutes the planet, but hang their heads in shame if their wind turbine does not pay for … Continue reading →

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Fixing a 2F turbine on Scoraig

Posted on 05/02/2017 by hugh

The other day I had to take this 2F windmill down because it had stopped working. Turning slowly as if on the brake.  It’s a few years old and I thought most likely the flexible wiring inside the tower had got twisted up … Continue reading →

Posted in construction, ferrite magnets, my own projects, Scoraig | 2 Comments