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[@cjr.5028]

Any one else die laughing when the axe head flew off 😂😂😂

[@anakinskywalkeras]

So I am not alone Hahahahaha

[@bigteddy66]

Just about😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😅

[@P3C0L4]

1:55 😂

[@mgromer1]

I legit haven't even made it that far, I was rolling when he said "it's January 11th, no wait is it the 10th?" Then mumbles too himself, "it doesn't matter, yes it does, it matters for accuracy. "

[@expatprepper8804]

this guy is a real badass to be standing in ice water to get the job done

[@JoeMalovich]

+Expat Prepper I was wearing boots, not at all cold.

[@TestingPyros]

Good thing you have boots, but you still have some temperature loss.

[@collinhennessy1521]

You must not be from the rural north.

[@josedona2674]

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[@user-bt9xd7ix3p]

В етом дураке есть щото славянское ...

[@XfStef]

If this dam project doesn't work out, you can always start a career in making sound effects with your voice ;)

[@A.Spivey]

Belts and pulleys can make the noise and wear less. Great project.

[@bigteddy66]

Should be it took long enough

[@Oliver-rh5bv]

Never saw a man chop an ice-tree. So here we go with the sub :D

[@boahneelassmal]

I was happy to see him install the shute which dropped the water further to the wheel's front thus increasing efficiency (The position where the water hit's the wheel sould be at that point where the water's dropping angle is tangential to the wheel)... now he's undone it again... Such a pity. And as soon as the gen is under load the resistance won't be exactly low.

[@frodehau]

It does serve a purpose to short out the generator. Your voltage measurements doesn't mean anything without a load. Make a test load from lightbulbs or a lenght of wire that you put in a bucket of water and measure amp and voltage at the same time. P = I x U (Power equals amps times voltage.)

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Exactly, more voltage doesn't necessarily mean more power. (It can, but not always.)

[@davefaddel6761]

He refers to an MPPT controller. Yes, there are variables but none the less, he will generate some very usable power from that small generator. Put some decent batteries there and you will power a small house with ease. Well done, a very good video

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[@johntripp2028]

@@davefaddel6761 Small house? Maybe two light bulbs :)

[@gizmoguyar]

Peak power is achieved when the load's impedance matches that of the generator. If we knew the impedance of that motor we could calculate the power as (1/2 * V)^2/R where R equals the generator impedance. Estimating an R of 12 ohms that would be 18.75 Watts. Alternatively, he could have measured the short circuit current of the generator and calculated Power = (V-open * I-short * 0.25). Side note. U is not the symbol for voltage. I know you were taught this. I was too. But the correct symbol is V. Physicists get mad because they sometimes use V or v for volume and velocity (velocity's v is italicized unlike voltage).

[@dansmith6909]

Had to laugh with the name pronunciation bit. Getting it in there before anyone else does, i admire that strat and the cut of your jib

[@Jay_Jay_Mills]

when that axe head flew off I nearly fell out of my chair

[@florh]

Hi Joe! I don't know if I already asked, but... Here is how I would do it: First: I reroute the stream, so I can dig a hole deep and wide enough so I could put in a 10000 gallon rainwater tank and dig a trench for the 3 or 4 pvc pipes (for equal pressure for the pelton wheel) in a concrete casing in an angle downwards with a ball valve or better at the end. You could add 3 more smaller pvc pipes, to generate electricity, if you don't want to use magnets on your big generator, but magnet wire around a coil for both stator and rotor, like an alternator in a car. Second: put stainless steel mesh on the top of the rainwater tank, use big rocks to prevent debris from falling in. Then remove the bypass so the stream can start filling up the tank and then take the usual route. I don't know the conditions of the stream in the winter, whether or not water is completely frozen, but 10 feet below the ground, it's not below 0°C, the water doesn't freeze in the tank. certainly not when you insulate it with rockwool and then wrap plastic around it so it stays put and dry. Then downstream, you must have a way better waterflow this way and you just have to calculate how much water you need from the stream to keep them both optimal. Nobody will see it's there, so nobody will complain, and you have the benefits :-) Yes, it's costly, but you can also do it in concrete, that doesn't cost that much, just a lot more effort. This project takes so much time and effort and it will always have room for improvement, but what will be more costly in total, trial and error, or use my way where you will almost always have a constant flow and pressure of water. You'll have 240 volts that way with better generators and a pelton wheel. If you use the pelton wheel to drive a flywheel first, you might even be able to get 400 volts out of it. 40KW should be doable I think. think big :-) just make sure nobody can see it for the least amount of complaints :D

[@Luke_NorseSpeed]

You could try using screen door material to prevent leaves from falling onto the flume. (I haven't finished the series yet) Awesome project.

[@joelsanford]

I don't know man, that looks like a summer project to me.. You are one hardy soul!!

[@HectorPerez-tb8hn]

No pain no game !!

[@keiek5]

Love the channel, I'm extremely interested in power sources like running a motor off nitrogen gas, wood burning gas, and of course what you've made. Great job though, hope more comes soon!

[@Bacoprah]

congrats on selling your property, and cool ending to this microhydro project. Cheers from PEI Canada, Bryan

[@kbbacon]

I had to laugh when the axe head came off! Good vid!

[@energyzone242]

HE'S NO TRADESMAN !

[@johnwright8703]

20 chops with a axe,two hits with the shovel. One bad shovel.

[@DrZergling]

You should do a border in order to prevent water from touching the chains..

[@Neptune_Epoch]

I was gonna ask how he keeps the chain a choochin' with all that water around

[@jimstanley_49]

He was just trying to get it working before the new owners moved in. The whole thing was a temporary prototype anyway.

[@BigHeinen]

With that high a flow rate and wasting that much water over the top of the wheel I would suggest deeper and wider veins which would result in higher energy efficiency, equaling a higher output. Just a thought. Great job so far!

[@JoeMalovich]

This was supposed to be the prototype, then we decided to move.

[@almath9987]

Thanks Joe, you need to get a set of wellies bet your feet were cold.

[@JoeMalovich]

I had them on under my pants.

[@JoeMalovich]

And I made a video just for you (and the others saying similar things) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYKrpJRolMRsfpI

[@freeyourinnertube]

Neat trick with the zip tie. Good job for doing this for us when you're moving.

[@josephisherwood1723]

Leave the washer off. All the lock washer does is put constant tension on the bolt so the nut does not un screw. The soft wood does the exact same thing especially when the wood gets wet, it will try to expand.

[@Pooh68]

Remember how a bicycle works. Small sprocket to a large wheel. You can use the water sprocket to a larger sprocket to get the 12 volts. Not smaller to smaller .. Really nutty.

[@edemup44]

You are like a master builder guy! Great work on this. Don’t let your feet freeze off!!!😱😬

[@cam_DA_Hawkdriver]

If you would extend your axles away from the water, you may make it last longer. I feel like everything is so close to the water that it will negatively affect performance and eventually cause it to break. Great idea and if this proves to be worth the effort, you can firm up the foundation with stone or concrete.

[@jcataclisma]

Man, you have some serious good brains and know how to put´em to good use! Congratulations, and thank you for the video!

[@Fireholder1]

Sticking his fleshy bits in the business end of a power tool while its power is still connected ain't that smart.

[@colinashby3775]

I got a sense of enjoyment watching that ice get smashed.

[@alberteinstein9045]

"Canyon hydro" is where I bought my hydo system. An environmental survey was done, test for migrating sea life, topographical scan from a drone. it was crazy all the stuff that had to be done. And don't get me going about the lawyers. It took over a year to get state permits. local permits were completed in 60 days. But the System runs about 250 amps 24/7/365. CH fly in by float plane to my property from Vancouver for maintenance once a year. been four years now. My 9 acre homestead is water front property on the Mitoh Island south of Petersburg. My closest neighbors are a 35 minute ocean boat ride away..no roads. Just how I like it. I don't mind discussion but I'm to private to ever film and post on KZbin. As a former Navy engineering officer, worked in Silicon valley and at one of our National Laboratories.. I don't trust much.

[@wilsden]

sounds like a dream

[@FingerinUrDaughter]

CH is some massive shit to. youre talking 40k for the cheapest machine they will bother making. though every job is custom, and for the price you get the very best service possible without ever having to worry about driving to some shithole town in the middle of nowhere hoping they have spare parts you can jury rig into place.

[@CodingButter]

Thanks for continuing even with the move. Means a lot to me. I've watched all the previous videos and I'm excited for the final product.

[@speedyracer4020]

this guy is a real badass to be standing in freezing icy water to get the job done

[@Torterra_ghahhyhiHd]

keep out the metal parts from waterfall 24 hours. the mechanical transmission and use some tech for anti corrosive. as i see it will sufer oxidation add 5 year approx. it could work more than 30 years. don't need a lot of inversion. to make it more durable.

[@rogerbarton497]

Looking from the chain side, you've got the water at the bottom of the wheel trying to turn it anticlockwise against the main flow which is turning the wheel clockwise. Turn the wheel assembly round 180 deg. and move it away from the end of the race so that the wheel is driven down the rear anticlockwise. Or dig the exit race deeper so the bottom of the wheel is out of the water.

[@davidwalesby2426]

it does look like the current on the bottom of the wheel is fighting against the direction its supposed to go doesn't it, the wheel has to be raised and the troft with it.

[@rogerbarton1790]

​@@davidwalesby2426 Funny you should reply, I was thinking about this the other day. I'd try my original idea with an overshot wheel driven from the rear and as you say lifted out of the pool of water at the bottom. I would construct some sort of guide to collect the water that falls off the rear of the wheel and send it along the bottom of the wheel so you have both overshot and undershot. Steepen the exit from the bottom of the wheel to get the water away quickly. I think I should have said "...driven down the rear clockwise" instead of "...driven down the rear anticlockwise" in my original reply. I suppose it depends on which side of the wheel you're standing on!

[@carlb401]

A little tip, if the nut won't fit with a washer, leave the washer off and just tighten the nut to pull the bolt through. Then you can remove the nut and fit the washer/ nut back on. :)

[@markbaver7279]

I've just discovered your vids and am really enjoying them.

[@JoeMalovich]

Thank you. I aim to entertain and enlighten.

[@SeattlePioneer]

To put power production in perspective a bit... Assuming you could get 10 watts of power out of your generator, you'd have to operate it for 100 hours or four days to generate one kilowatt hour of power, which you get charged perhaps ten cents for from the power company. It really sucks trying to compete with the power company!

[@michaellinden5989]

Please follow up on the charing and inverter system!! Love the videos.

[@pj757]

That's wonderful projects

[@aggrontv1450]

how you know the date but not the month

[@MakarovFox]

nice drill handling

[@aarrontaylor1222]

Just a quick tip that you might know for bolting @ 13+ minutes if you intend to bolt something subject to directional force push bolts down through item so that if nut works loose item will hold in place longer to give chance to notice and replace nut

Seems like you would want to put a splash guard to keep the water off the chain. How long will that wooden plywood hold on the wheel and what would be your plans for a more permanent water proof wheel?

[@amboss594]

The comment has no semantic meaning, it just supports the video and the channel's author.

[@idoxlr88]

Pre Planning makes a Huge Difference.

[@MrPDawes]

I think you were picking up some drag at the bottom of the wheel. Also not making full use of all that water which was spilling out at the top. Might be better using a 8inch soil pipe and driving the water through a proper turbine blade like on hydro electric dam. That way you'll get the weight of all that water over the height adding to the energy. Most of the energy you have available is being lost down the slope, albeit it being converted into some kinetic energy but not a lot.

[@JonathanBaileyn2u]

Great job Joe!

[@JoeMalovich]

thanks!

[@forrestpittman1667]

suggestion put a black painted roof over your traugh that will help keep it from freezing. The small amount of heat absorbe will help keep the traugh from freezing.

[@vivianschwartfeger]

Love your videos

[@Onyxx98]

having such a creek in my garden would be so cool

[@jonyou1377]

That is awesome work! Good job. You could build a hoop house/green house over your power system to prevent the freezing of the water.

[@martinhickman8747]

dude, that is badass! you could try and set up a multiplier gear system with a bike gear system to get the most out of all that extra water if youre ever bored

[@davefaddel6761]

All that work to show us your generator ...... after you have sold the place ... well done. Interesting video, hope your feet were not completely frozen

[@titanstudioproductions335]

Nice video as always. Love the series, and keep up the good work👍👍

[@Josh_Mate]

13:20 Never. trust. A fart. Interesting video, is there a reason you've chosen to build your own? I'm no engineer but I'm currently researching hydro electricity & though I'm very hands on and would love to build one myself it would seem incomparable to the efficiency of a manufactured turbine, such as the one in Kris Harbour's videos. I also noticed that your turbine appears to be slightly submerged in water, would this create resistance and hinder the efficiency? Which makes me wonder if you dig out the lower stream a bit, theoretically you should be able to adjust the turbine to dump water directly onto another turbine for an extra boost in power, no? Just a few points that may or may not improve your system. Overall great work on the project man, enjoyed the watch.

[@gregwarner3753]

If you are innvestigating hydropower look for a book like "Waterpower" by Barrows. This old text is a basic bookon the topic. Even if it is expensive it will save youtime, effort and mistakes

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you .

[@VileStorms]

Heres a late congrats on selling your old place!

[@joeestes8114]

Great job! Very well designed too!

[@charliedoherty5965]

Well done

[@darkcalliy8985]

Hey Joe. I really like your video. Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to the next one. Cheers!!

[@utubeape]

if you had no zip tie just use a little strong neodinium magnet to magnetise the whole area to stop screws and bolts falling though, and you can manipulate it into place with a stick or whatever

[@thelwq]

Impressive... I would recommend to deepen streak portion just under the wheel, water underneath is creating additional resistence to it. And also I would add some massive braces to support main frame diagonaly... Cheers...

[@lukeshaw8868]

The ice is to strong! 💪 1:56

[@d0nnyr0n]

*too

[@hyphygoesglobal]

does this guy not get cold that nut drop slow motion was comedy hahaha

[@Masterfighterx]

1:56 and that boys and girls, is why you don't hit with the back of an axe, unless it's made for it, but only on stuff softer than the hardened back (a regular axe is not hardened on the back)..You weaking the eye by expanding it so the head comes loose and suddenly pops off

[@markryanlegaspi3019]

I really admire your work! Keep it up...

[@Paul-gz5dp]

One thing it could use is a chain oilier, as steel does not handle being wet all the time without rusting.

[@Jinguapingi]

Thanks for the zip-tie tip ! Will be useful in the future

[@ice.3000]

You should put a chain tensioner on it

[@TechnicalMind-]

Lubrication also

[@jasonvanderhoff2]

Or use a belt drive system unless that's a stainless steel chain...

[@SpyTom1776]

Instead of putting bolts through the 2 x 4, you should have mounted unistrut to the top, that way you could slide the wheel back and forth under the flue to find the sweet spot for the best speed. Other than that, you're doing great!

[@osmandemir7272]

It's a nice project, but if you use the "Kaplan Turbine" more efficiently, you would generate more electricity. Also, since the equipment used was less, the failure rate would decrease.

[@3DCHome]

That’s pretty cool.

[@rkelly213]

What???? No flip flops. A stick of dynamite will clear that ice right out the way ! Good video

[@JoeMalovich]

My name isn't Codydon Reeder.

[@SinnSabs]

Its great. Only that the propeller is a little bit smaller. It should be wider. Its design is according to the volume of water flowing. It will achieve more efficient and means more torque and more power.

[@56agehenri]

Aage Henriksen from Norway like the good work you do. Have cold winters here too.

[@lonnieperry8112]

thanks for the time you put in it for us and shareing

[@JoeMalovich]

You're Welcome!

[@Robc509]

Nice, great to see it producing!

[@pancakezy4169]

Hey you can add oil/lube to the chain so it runs faster

[@enohaime1960]

Great job Sir.But please tell me if it was an MTTP SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLER you use.

[@hyphygoesglobal]

lovvvve the starting sequence

[@erik365365365]

How to blunt an axe using only water! Good tool choice but it just looks so goofy!

[@TheLordSamoht]

Why didn't you just mount it to the end of the spout? It seems like it would've lined up just perfectly.

[@collenmuteti2772]

This is awesome.

[@jamesmclaughlinprimitivele4587]

there are spring loaded nuts that load inside the strut that make assembly easy

[@JoeMalovich]

+James Mclaughlin I used those for the bearings directly opposite the brackets.

[@76verdee]

Magnets work great to put in & holds bolts in places like that

[@cliftondjones33]

Thank you for your videos and your interest in this technology. I have subscribed and I hope others do the same. Please take the time to support this gentleman.

[@elielalves5813]

Ficou legal ... precisa testar pra ver se não irá travar a roda pois a queda é muito pouca ...

[@MoZz..]

1:56

[@zacko3270]

was waiting for him to slap the ice with the stick (xD)

[@volvoragge6154]

LOL

[@Taxandrya]

*minecraft*

[@jblob5764]

@@Taxandrya Should have used gold or diamond none of that iron garbage

[@MaxUgly]

Be careful with that axe Eugene!

[@CriticalRoleHighlights]

Why didn't you slather the gears and the chain in machine grease before fitting it?

[@davidwalesby2426]

when tiy gad an issue putting the nut an washer on the carriage bolt you might have been able to thread the bolt and washer without the bracket instead and used that the tighten down with a socket burying the head of the bolt that way instead of using the clamp,

[@jayhiz3514]

That ice just got tim burrrred.. lol

[@josephyoung9984]

Interesting project,well done sir👍

[@drivingacrossamerica8228]

I like the videos so much, I let the adds play. A small way for me to repay you for the wonderful series of videos

[@AndersonMatias]

The Amperage is great! Use the grid tie.

[@AZAYt-lm1ny]

pretty good idea👍👍👍

[@MrPounal]

the paddles on the water wheel need to be deeper that it hold more and it doesn't splash out when you have high volume of water and you have more torque you need a low RPM alternator that make power between 50-100 RPM

[@willbryan4813]

Try just using the nut to sink the head enough for the washer. May save you a little time over the clamp and socket in the future.

[@chaseedwards9986]

bruh he look like mr. incredible when he wasn't in shape

[@JoeMalovich]

I appreciate this comment. I've also gotten Cody's from Cody's Lab, and when I was 70 pounds lighter a blonde Clark Kent.

[@chaseedwards9986]

Joe Malovich I like the blonde Clark Kent one

[@stevestadel9400]

If you don't have anything nice to say. Say nothing at all.

[@joshuaolsen8844]

Thanks for working on it for us!

[@coles999]

bro idk who the fuck you are but im cooked as fuck and getting reccommended these videos and they are so facinating to watch when im high. Thank you sir :)