Our Location today is at the La Posa South, LTVA, Quartzsite,
Arizona.
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After
hearing the nearby Coyotes serenading us last night Kathy took
a Tylenol Night-Time Caplet and managed to sleep very soundly
until I woke her up this morning. I managed to fall to sleep right away without
any problem last night but kept on waking only to stare at the
ceiling most of the time then sleeping in this morning. We had
planned on going to see our friends George and Suzie, Ken and Shirley as well as
Tom and Deb off this morning as they
head on down the road but would have only arrived on time to see
empty parking spots where they had been. We are sure that we’ll be
seeing them somewhere down the road again.
After a
very lite breakfast and getting caught up on the happenings in
Blogland we had a slightly more satisfying lunch by sharing a
Chicken Sandwich, along with a bowl Chicken and Rice Soup
then topping it off with Strawberry Covered Yogurt for
dessert.
Trying to
use the Water Heater with the constantly shifting Wind
Direction every time it blew from the North, Northeast the
Propane Detector would start telling us we have a problem. At
least we washed the dishes in Luke-Warm Water. We are looking
forward to the Southerly Breezes that will be coming
later this week.
Picture from the Web. |
As
mentioned the other day I will explain more about our choice of the
Wind Generator that we purchased to supplement our Solar
Panels and why. Many RV Parks have restrictions on Antennas
as well as Wind Generators that you use with your RV.
We are quite certain that Wildwood Golf and
RV Park in McGregor
would be no different.
Do-it-Yourselfers: They don't just blow air. The Wind can create Energy this way. Picture from the Web. |
One of the
biggest Complaints about Wind
Generators is they create a noise that can be heard close up by
the ones with fewer Blades. However the more Blades
they have the quieter they become like the Pioneer Windmills.
A Concern is the Spinning
Blades during High Winds, the height of the Mast
needed to mount them on and the necessary Guide Cables to
stabilize them. Lots of those can be put to rest when you see how
some have mounted their Generators directly to their Roofs
here in the LTVA.
Not Practical for us. Picture from the Web. |
Finding an
Eleven Blade 2000 Watt Wind Generator that would have made Tim
the Toolman Taylor groaning his approval was easy but not
Practical for us. It was Expensive,
had a 62.5 Inch Blade Diameter, weighed 59
lbs. and required a heavy Mounting Mast with heavy Guide
Cables. It also had an output that was more then Triple our
Battery Bank Capacity per hour. This would not have made any
friends at our Home Park and with
all the surrounding Trees it would have been constantly
swinging around to catch the breeze.
This RVer mounted his Wind Generator right on his roof. |
I have
mentioned how our Charging System was kept quite simple
by keeping everything 12 Volt. We only have Six One Hundred
Watt Solar Panels on our roof that are quite capable of charging
our Batteries. The Experts say One Hundred Watts of
Solar Panels to every One Hundred Amp Hours of Storage you
have though we presently have only Four Batteries. The only
time they don’t handle the task is when we have Multiple Cloudy
Days in a row. By increasing the Battery Bank energy can
be better stored until it is needed. When you have Cloudy Days
what else do you normally have? Wind! Many nights here in
the desert what do you have? Wind! When the Solar Panels
can’t charge the Batteries the Wind will.
Making Windmills from old barrels or Snowshovels. Picture from the Web. |
Years ago a
factory in Windsor, Ontario
was trying to sell Vertical Axis Wind Generators and they
mounted a unit to power their Plant in the front yard. The
Company folded but that Generator is still powering
that Plant today because it requires lower maintenance thanks
to there is no Yaw Bearing and Contact Plate.
Picture from the Web. |
When I
looked into Vertical Axis Wind Generators I was surprise to
find a Six Hundred Watt unit that weighs 27.2 lbs, is
only 23.6 inches High and with 5 Leaves (Blades)
installed is only 34 inches in Diameter. They work
exceptionally well when used where the Wind could be blocked
by a Building or other tall barriers like Mountains or Sails. There are no Guide Cables and it comes with
its own Charge Controller. It may only produce a third of the
Wattage that the larger unit does but it is also a third of
the Cost. By combining both Wind and Solar along with a
couple more Batteries we will definitely be happy campers.
Tonight's Sunset here at La Posa South. |
For
supper tonight we had Perogies
along with a couple of Short
Bread Cookies
for
dessert. Tomorrow we have things to do and it might warm up a bit. Thank
you for following along and feel free to leave a comment.
Be
Safe and Enjoy!
It’s
about time.
Krackers
Words
of Inspiration
Nothing
ever becomes real till it is experienced.
John
Keats, English Poet.
You are very creative and your mind never stops. Good on you.
ReplyDeleteKeep us posted on the wind generator. Interesting to see how it works out.
ReplyDeleteInteresting info. I've seen them attached to the roof, but I'd be afraid of damage. I suppose you could always take it down in high winds.
ReplyDeleteLike the others waiting to see how it works out and some photo's.
ReplyDeleteGood information Rick, looking forward to the end result.
ReplyDeleteLots of options for wind generation. Good information Rick. Hope it works out well for you.
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