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How to Connect a Car Alternator With Many Connectors for a Wind Turbine

By attaching a generator to a wind turbine, you can build your own power generator. This generator can be used to charge batteries in a battery bank. To do this you will need to connect the alternator to the rotor of the wind turbine. As the fans of the wind turbine spin the generator makes electricity, which is then sent to a battery bank.

Things You'll Need

18-gauge electrical wire
Socket wrench
Fan blades
Rotor
Bolts
Wooden platform
Screws
Power drill
Blocking diode
12-gauge electrical wire
Dump load
Charge controller
Battery bank

Instructions

- 1
  Separate the casing of your alternator. Replace the heavy metal coils with 18-gauge electrical wire. This wire is thinner and will enable the alternator to produce electricity at a lower RPM.
- 2
  Find the bolts that are used to secure the voltage regulator onto your alternator. Remove these screws with the socket wrench. Tighten the screws back onto the alternator.
- 3
  Drill two holes at the base of each fan blade. Secure the fan blades to the rotor of your turbine by using bolts. Tighten the bolts with the socket wrench. Attach the rotor to the alternator using the bolts.
- 4
  Place the blades, alternator and rotor on a wooden platform. Mount the pieces to the platform using the screws and a power drill.
- 5
  Attach a blocking diode to the alternator by wiring it using 12-gauge electrical wire. This diode is used to prevent a charge from the battery routing itself back to the alternator.
- 6
  Connect a dump load to the charge controller by using the 12-gauge electrical wire. Connect the charge controller to the junction box on your battery bank. Match the positive and negative terminals on the charge controller with those on the junction box.

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