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From: "Ulysses"
Date: Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: Farm Windmill - Converting up and down motion to circular?
From: "Ulysses"
Date: Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: Farm Windmill - Converting up and down motion to circular?
"Glenn Jensen"
news:ePCdnZCfgeGuJGzanZ2dnUVZ_vCknZ2d@sasktel...
> Hey There:
>
> I have a farm windmill that produces up/down motion, about 4 inches of
> travel. Any idea how to convert this action into rotary motion, so as to
> run a generator or alternator?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Glenn
>
>
Does it pump water? Maybe you could pump into an elevated tank and run it
through a micro-hydro turbine.
