What happens if you bolt a Chinese/eBay vertical axis "lantern" turbine to the roof of your car?!

[@roderickrayrutledge2740]

I almost bought one of these. Thank you for saving me from my stupid mistake.

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[@hudsonvivaan9149]

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[@archieronin8619]

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[@simonmanners4108]

My good sir it’s one of the funniest things I have seen in a while so thank you. Those lantern style turbines are junk, I had one and now it’s just yard art.

[@georgebbb2857]

Agreed. Wouldn't touch this product with a ten foot pole. Need a thunderstorm to have decent output voltage. Not to mention you wouldn't be able to enter some supermarket car park. A dust collector indeed.

[@vincentrobinette1507]

It's acting like one leg may not be connected. running on 2 of the 3 legs greatly limits the current available from the field strength of the magnets. Check the wires with an Ohm meter, (make sure the turbine isn't spinning) and make sure you see same resistance between any 2 wires.(within 5%) to make sure there are no internal shorts, or, disconnects. You might try using one of the heavy duty six-diode bridge rectifiers you're using with your other turbines. Forget 400 watts, let's try for a more realistic 40 watts. It just doesn't look big enough, to have the swept area to produce any more power than that, at any reasonable wind speed. (let alone, it's rated wind speed)

[@michaelvanallen6400]

*All practical tests show that small wind turbines hardly generate any electricity,* because hardly any wind blows close to the ground. Moreover, the wind is extremely gusty, which almost always greatly reduces the service life. Only those who MUST be self-sufficient from the grid in winter should install a large wind turbine on a high tower. *Solar systems, on the other hand, reliably generate over 25 -30 years electricity at approx. 3 to 8 cents/kWh.*

[@bogusnogood2415]

This could be interesting if he had checked that the wind speed at the turbine actually matches the car's speed. Air flow is probably extremely turbulent on the car roof. Almost no turbine will perform well in turbulent flow. That is why they are mounted high on poles away from obstacles!

[@MrSpiritmonger]

exactly

[@SetchiPaunda]

I believe the test is a little flawed also. Put a charge controller on it and a load resistor and connect the charge controller to a battery. You will get different results I am guessing

[@terryjackson4538]

I came looking for a comment like this. Wind speed near the roofline of the vehicle would be severely affected by the slipstream over the windscreen of the car. In a wind tunnel you would probably find the the mounting point on the roof is in the middle of a low pressure zone or an eddy with very low air speed. also any cross winds or tail winds will change the airspeed across the roof surface. This is why a plane can fly into a headwind and stay airborne even though its stall speed is greater than its ground speed.

[@LordOrwell]

he should have actually addressed the framerate of his roof camera. When the turbine spin matched a multiple of the framerate, it appeared to quit spinning, but it didn't actually.

[@rjansandland4256]

You guys are applying the thinking of HAWTs to VAWTs. You can't do that. VAWTs are not as vulnerable to turbulent air as HAWTs. If there is an issue - it's with the generator.It would have been nice with a variable load, as a tired car battery not necessarily pulls large amps when fed.

[@kennethoros4043]

Thanks for taking one for the team.

[@djbare9]

Thanks for this, I was considering one of these to supplement my 200 watt solar setup during the winter months, my setup is not ideal and in winter the sun is too low for the panels to give a reasonable output, looks like I'l have to come up with something else, I cannot go with a larger turbine as space is an issue.

[@ToysforWatts]

If a wind turbine would help there are some out there that are worth looking into...just not this one. Go through my videos, I've got a couple that have done pretty well...and if you subscribe you'll get notifications of when I do new ones. I try to focus on inexpensive micro turbines specifically.

[@mattlawton4715]

@@ToysforWatts you want a rutland 914 or 504 etc also air-x wind. Steer clear of cheep chinese junk it will sit in you shed for ever or the bin.

[@davidleebls1874]

Me toooo000000! 40 mph 1.7 watts

[@timothytrespas]

Don’t despair these work my buddy runs 2 on each boat gets enough w two x 800 watt turbines like this

[@des782]

​@@davidleebls1874 I have one of these, this idiot knows nothing about electrics or wind turbulence My unit (CORRECTLY INSTALLED) produces 2.8 amps at 20 mph

[@jonathononeill4009]

When you run the 3 wires to the rectifier ( charge controller ) it changes the current to 12 V DC so that it can charge your battery. If you want to run your lights off this system you either need to go from the battery, which is DC to an inverter which will give you 110 v AC and that is what your light need to run. Or switch your lights to 12 v. DC. Another thing. You are using the worst wire to do this application. The electricity runs on the outside of the copper wire. So using single strand wire in a DC application limits the amount of electricity your able to send through the system. After running through the rectifier the wire should be shorter and much thicker as well as multiple strand. Just rule of thumb for 12v DC.

[@Godshole]

DC doesn't care if the wire is solid or multi strand. As long as it is thick enough to carry the amperage you expect to run through it, and I think that wire looks like a few mm core which is fine for that test. You are thinking of (and yes I had to look it up to be sure) 'skin effect' which does not even come into play till you get to higher frequencies. www.quora.com/Which-type-of-wire-is-good-for-AC-and-DC-current-solid-core-single-strand-wire-or-stranded-wire

[@jonathononeill4009]

@@Godshole Wrong

[@Godshole]

@@jonathononeill4009 Please find a link to something I can read that shows I am wrong? Here is a link to a page that shows I an not. www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/alternating-current/chpt-3/more-on-the-skin-effect/

[@Godshole]

@@aaronwhite7404 Yes, the link is basically about AC, because skin effect is not an issue with DC. This is Jonathon's statement I am hoping to correct. "You are using the worst wire to do this application. The electricity runs on the outside of the copper wire. So using single strand wire in a DC application limits the amount of electricity your able to send through the system. After running through the rectifier the wire should be shorter and much thicker as well as multiple strand. Just rule of thumb for 12v DC." Once the current is DC 'skin effect' no longer applies. Here is another link. edisontechcenter.org/wires.html

[@dougtyson52]

Good concept, but a few flaws I Can see . The turbine is not actually getting the amount of air speed you are driving, as it is not in clean air and the point of compression has changed due to the aerodynamics of the vehicle. Maybe put it on the hood instead of the roof

[@ToysforWatts]

The hood is actually a low pressure area. The highest densities around the 2005 Ford Expedition are directly in front of the grill and about 12" behind and above the top edge of the windshield. Air has to compress and go up and over the hood...it's not a particularly aerodynamic vehicle and air does not flow cleanly around it. I chose top center because it was the densest air I could safely get. Trust me, at the one point the turbine was running between 6000 and 7000 rpm...the location exposed the turbine to more wind and rpm than it would ever get during reasonable use and still produced next to nothing.

[@mainchannel7755]

Am i only the one that waiting for that thing to fly away

[@praveen8]

Try Liam F1 wind turbine 🎉it generates more power

[@biehpham8323]

Looks great!

[@alanchantiefighterskuanlia627]

Lol with that tiny motor, 15watt at best 😂

[@Saint696Anger]

Well done 👍

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

Link broken for the turbine

[@toddonsite4169]

Dude. The mph on many turbines are 10- 24 mph (atmosphere wind speed). If you exceed that the safe mode kicks in and dumbs down to protect the system.

[@ToysforWatts]

No...no they don't. Charge controllers have brakes integrated into them sometimes, but the turbines are just copper and magnets. And when the brakes are on, they don't just stop electricity from flowing, they stop the turbine from turning.

[@jasonlawson8619]

They must have used glass instead of copper in that turbine, that is hands down the worst I've seen. Most of the tests I've seen have been good to excellent.

[@JhourladEstrella]

What I am concerned about are the videos of his crotch and the upside down meter. It's so sad to watch :(

[@vladimir7370]

i thing so horizontal turbine will be better :-) ..but turbine on tesla..is cool :-) ..how much miles per day can produce this turbine?

[@israelmendoza1434]

Is there a turbine motor that could replace the one you have to make it work?

[@ToysforWatts]

Anything is possible but, in general, I don't think it's worth the hassle with this style vane.

[@GodSpeaksInMath]

Defintely dont trust any numbers from Them but something is wrong with your battery or your connection to it... The thing has to get at least 200w but I've seen other tests that give 400.. get a multimeter and another battery connected to an inverter, connected to a load.. Scrape the gunk off the battery terminals or try new battery

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

Driving while filming is bloody stupid and dangerous. When you’re behind the wheel your only interest should be the safety of yourself and other road users.

[@bloepje]

You already knew how it would behave so you didn't take it up a pole so we would get weekly stats of basically nothing. I call that lazy!

[@Xx-xd3zo]

Too bad those things are crap. It's a really cool design. Would be ok if you redid the wiring, I'll bet. Am sure a guy or two have done that.

[@csaracho2009]

How can you measure “watts” with no load?

[@KaptainKastle]

You can't seriously expect it to power that. You're going to get around 15 Watts out of it on a windy day. It will charge your battery eventually but don't expect to run your whole flaming house off such a small generator

[@krosfya]

That turbine when it's moving matrix slow is trippy af

[@gregnulik1975]

4 to 6 watts ? Not several hundred ??

[@ToysforWatts]

Nope this one was a dud. I struggle with this being my most popular video because the only reason I made it was to prove to the seller it was a dud haha

[@Din-Md-AyaaN]

I want to know how much and how much voltage will come out when RPM is turned on

[@ToysforWatts]

It was spinning several thousand RPM at times and was making

[@offthegridwithbert924]

These things were shit 4 years ago and guess what? Still shit today, pulled mine apart to find it had copper coated aluminium windings and very weak magnets, basically these things are a bogus product with no R&D testing, the Chinese sellers probably laugh every time someone buys one! Save you pennies and buy a quality turbine!

[@irishguy200007]

Crimbo lights

[@bobseng2791]

There is 10 minutes of my life I will never get back as well as the useless data

[@istopedthewuhanlabfunding6351]

👍👍

[@backyardrebuilds4068]

send it to me and i will get it working

[@williamaustin5141]

Did anyone see a power inverter cause wind turbine produces DC electric

[@ToysforWatts]

Most wind turbines, this one included, produce three phase AC current.

[@tonyeezi7315]

My biggest surprise was that it didn't disintegrate at anything over 30MPH.

[@ToysforWatts]

It go somewhere around 7000rpm and I fully expected the blades to come apart. The best made part of the whole thing was the blades lol

[@edwinlipton]

Wow! Almost ordered that junk yesterday. Thanks for the heads up, I got enough unreliable junk bought over the last 20 years

[@bobharold86]

Was one of them shapely as well. 😄

[@errolfoster1101]

if your battery is completely dead it may not take a charge so the wind generator cannot push it in so it will read low and the same if it's full the regulator will not pass power through same with a dead battery the regulator stops it you are probably better doing open circuit test but the regulator can and will stop any output. Also the newer models appear to do a better job going by the reviews

[@davidcdds2219]

Funneling the air to hit the turbine only at the front and exit only out the rear would be a big improvement. I picture an upside down bowl over the turbine with an opening at the front and back, kind of like an igloo with a front and back door. I suspect the blades aren't optimized in the least for capturing wind, so that would be the next step.

[@grumpyshorts1056]

I was thinking the same thing... wonder if it could be mounted sideways, but on the back of the car/truck to just catch the scoop part of the fans. And what is the max wind speed the unit can handle?

[@davidmaddison2628]

Also be wary of Chinese/Ebay solar panels. I bought one that was claimed to be 200W but I measured it at 100W.

[@rogerhit9766]

Be interesting to put this in a wind tunnel with a variable fan and wind speed monitor.

[@davidleebls1874]

1.7 watts Wow... That'S A Night Light! Scam... Way to small*

[@JeffsTravels]

Thanks you saved me money by testing this.

[@mikedoingmikethings702]

There you go, he did all the test and that crap is crap!!! awesome test sir! you saved us a lot of money on this junk!

[@AliMohamadChannel]

THANK YOU I was thinking to order its claiming 4000 watts the liars

[@ronaldd2154]

Its crazy, they range from 800w to 4000w+! (exact same models /price) This should be reported as a scam.

[@OKFrax-ys2op]

Chinese ethics = $$$$ pay suckers

[@garybaris139]

Funny thing is that in his previous video he said that it is a 400W unit just before he started pinching some of the wires inside with a calliper to measure them. I cannot see that the manufacturer would have been this far out... and apart from the clueless manner in which the test was conducted, the chances are that he severed some of the wires when he had his calliper in there and the alternator was running on only a few windings.

[@closertothetruth9209]

Love it mate years ago i did the same towing a trailer with turbines mounted high on a steel pole, i had no camera i was just sorting the facts from lies

[@shadowpotatoe9482]

I bought one of these because they look cool, I was 100% sure the output would be horrible and it was. I am going to experiment with a variable voltage converter so that I can boost the voltage to somthing useable and maybe get a watt or 2 outta it.

[@Xx-xd3zo]

I'd take one of those and rework it, use it for the platform. Thanks for the video.

[@ToysforWatts]

With a lot of the junk eBay if there's a problem the vendor is forced to accept the return....so this one went back. If I'd have gotten stuck with it I probably would have tried to get retrofit it to a F&P type motor to see if it'd work better with a real stator/rotor assembly.

[@go6042]

Where would you place the failure to work as advertised, the blade design, the motor, or it's just an all around piece of crap? What would happen if you took the blade portion and attached it to a car fan motor, Robert Murray Smith used one from a Nissan Micro in one of his videos, but it wasn't with a lantern blade configuration. I'm in the process of building a Vardo/sheep herder trailer and planning on solar panels placed on the length of the mollycroft, and being a big redundancy fan thought a small wind turbine on a separate system would be the ticket, the lantern style blades looks as if it would best option

[@ToysforWatts]

In this case it had very small wire and a very small amount of it. The magnets were also small but could have been serviceable with a better stator. It was just built far too lightly.

[@TheBillythekid2010]

Lol, All I can say is "paper weight"!! Good test though!!

[@johnq8792]

Look it spins, and very nice decoration for your garden.

[@TerryOGrady]

Trying to run a 120 volt lamp on about 12 volts was never going to work.

[@ruudfalun]

Especially because it's 120 V AC an the output from the charge controller is DC...

[@d.s.8733]

You cannot run DC voltage over a solid copper wire! It must be stranded wire like you see in your car! I'm not saying this junk would work good but you should understand how voltage travels to give the best test!

[@anandawijesinghe6298]

You need to match the load impedance to the turbine. Use a 8- 24VDC input, 200 Watt MPPT standalone (not grid-tie) inverter to convert DC to 120VAC to match the turbine impedance to the load impedance over the speeds and output voltages of the 3-phase alternator of the turbine. Using a 3-phase rectifier to convert the 3-wire star configuration 3-phase alternator output to dc is OK. Use your 2-wire dc wattmeter betwern the rectifier and the inverter input as before to measure power input to the inverter. Connect a 120vac incandescent light bulb as the load to the inverter output. This turbine will work, perhaps better than you expect (but may not deliver the rated 400 watts), especially at the high speeds you were driving at which exceed most practical normal wind speeds. But you have to know what you are doing and give the turbine a fair chance to work !

[@jbx907]

no need MPPT on non pure dc source, rectifier to load or drained battery is good test, you tested it right, you could also create a variable load, its funny these people think ac generators are effective with mppt controllers, it pulsating dc from the rectifiers, its not like pure dc from solar cells

[@mferrarorace]

This thing is a well known scam.

[@zawzawmaung9889]

I have low voltage output problem. It produce only 8-9 DC volt when connect with a 12 V battery. Do you mean the turbine work only with complete system setup? If so, please guide me. Thanks

[@irishguy200007]

I will be honest here when saying the Chinees make brilliant watt meters.

[@marcosantoniochiavegatti7951]

in short, is this wind generator good or is it crap, because all I hear is that it's crap, that it doesn't generate anything, crap, does anyone answer? someone has ? it works .

[@ToysforWatts]

No they're rubbish, the stators and magnets are far too small and they cannot achieve any kind of reasonable RPM to make any real amperage. They should be avoided.

[@marcosantoniochiavegatti7951]

and if you change the thickness of the wires and also the magnets, would it work? do a test there!, then put it on video. 

[@gravelydon7072]

Chinese say "Lantern Windmill rated 400 Watts in one day." Or .2777 Watts per minute. Strange thing is, that if you hook up 110VAC LED indicators to them you can get a decent amount of light out of one.

[@jussikankinen9409]

5to8 amps charging 12v battery

[@valveman12]

What? A product from China and the specs are a lie? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@martiniafg]

No thats the chinese generator - its trash. Good generators coasts about 1000$, look for ista breeze or low noise propelers company. Been there with china stuff, done that, sad for green power, its not working like its written on the plate, try to spin it with drill or impact driver with load, u will see...

[@5nowChain5]

400 miles an hour, probably considering they only produce 4w The solar panel on the roof produced more power than the crappy 4w wind turbine during the test. lolz the result, you got scammed. the diddy alternator on the bottom of the turbine is garbage. fit a proper 1kw+ motor to the bottom

[@rickshaw2425]

Everything about this "review" is wrong. For starters using a faulty battery that only has 10 volts will not show reliable results

[@Stevexeairoux411]

1 DC voltage will not run AC appliances. 2. You will need a 12v battery and an inverter for any of the devices that you used to work. 3. Your first run told me all I needed to know. The vertical wind turbine that you purchased barely produces an amp of power 1 amp multiplied by the voltage which is 12 = your wattage so 12 * 1 is what 12 lol so you're only getting 12 watts off that unit.

[@Stevexeairoux411]

It's called ohm's law

[@Court_Reformer]

It's the 20 ft of extra wire and the fact that he used single strand instead of multi-strain mc4 that carries more current. Change the wire lose the excess footage and redo the test

[@32yearveteranshopliftervol70]

OH BOY! You read the instructions wrong or something! It's not 400 WATTS it is 400 NanoWatts. Dude it's plain as day on the box in three places and the manual mentions it on pages 1,2,7 and the index. Sorry that didn't work for you but what could you expect from a 400 NanoWatt Generator???

[@bennystokes8481]

maybe you need more resistance and a bigger motor that kicks in when you achieve say 25 mph and chokes it at 35 mph with the use of a gear and clutch system.?like an automatic gearbox..creating something that spins too quick may not work like we think it should and im no scientist.

[@wiktoriaslominska8078]

What receiver did you connect it to? Or did you forget to connect anything apart from your meter... :s The lights are not rated for the voltage the generator is supposed to output, are they... Put some effort into it next time:S

[@peterbliss6018]

brought one 07/23 worked ok on my caravan until i got it up to 110 km blade broke off cost more to replace blade than to buy a new one

[@teresabukowska8326]

Test wadliwy! Przepływ powietrza nad autem jest inny niż to może wynikać ze wskazań licznika prędkości. Druga sprawa to ta turbina - ona nie jest nic warta, z tego prądu nie będzie, tylko jakieś miliwaty. Nie kupujcie turbin na 12V, żadnych , szkoda pieniędzy. Jeszcze nie widziałem dobrej turbiny na 12V a tym bardziej Vawt.

[@steventripp4530]

To everyone wind power should be powering every car on the road . It's ridiculous that it's not part of cars and trucks . Hold on little wind turbine.

[@jonathononeill4009]

Maybe your trying to run a 110 volt light set off of your 12 volt system. That doesn't work.

[@RayH0]

His testing is definitely faulty

[@teytreet7358]

1.7 WATTS? WTF? Is there anything inside this thing?

[@ToysforWatts]

There is, but not much. It just didn't have enough magnet and wire inside to really produce anything. It really would have done better or a 48v (or higher) rig but even running to a 12v battery it should have done more than it did. It's simply an example of something made for aesthetics vs performance. It was neat to watch it spin.

[@NaughtyGoatFarm]

We have pretty light winds as we are in a valley. We have good solar but looking at adding a small wind turbine to top up the 48v lithium battery in cloudy weather and at night. What cheap wind turbine would you recommend for light winds?

[@ToysforWatts]

Light wind makes it a bit difficult...that means either mounting it very high up (60~100ft) or making it very large to be able to gather enough wind to make it productive. You're most likely going to be looking at a scratch build and one of Hugh Piggot's axial flux designs would be the best option financially and for performance. Some of the larger companies might also be able to help get you in the right direction...Bergey, for example.

[@sjefvanmerrienboer6372]

china crap, unfortunately. Brings nothing but a headache. It should be forbidden to sell these kind of articles. Not a good test anywhere on the internet.

[@stokerboiler]

So...long story short...you leave this Chinese trash out in a tornado and t won't power a refrigerator light bulb. You got robbed, dude.

[@davidpatrick1813]

Thanks for this testing... it seem like the unit is worthless.. 1 solar panel will product more and living with 50 mph winds all the time for spit or two is not good for me.

[@braininavatnow9197]

This guy has no idea what he's doing. This wind turbine was made for only Asian cars like Toyota or Hyundai.....not for a Ford.

[@originsdecoded3508]

When your driving 40 to 70 and stick the hand out you fan feel your hand being pushed with a lot of force, I imagine properly making a wind fan thats able to funnel most of the air into a narrower cavity and the right flan blade design that can increase air drag flow and were looking at a very viable amount of sufficient power to transfer that energy to a back up battery pack, especially if you drive electric vehicles. while your using one, the other one is being charged, and when the one your using runs low on energy, you turn on the 2nd one to continue, as the wind fan generator charges the first one that was depleted. But never charge a battery as its being used because that creates extra load, then the battery can overheat, reducing lifespan, and can even expand and explode.

[@MarianCobirlie]

thanks for video ! I have same tourbine charge the battery with 150ma .this is rabish not tourbine

[@Totogita]

You should have had that camera on the meter at al times. Now I am left wondering if you are paid to said this is bad by the electric companies. Too bad I was looking to see if at least that motor can be used for pedal power.

[@gianfrancopurpura8112]

Con il sole e con il vento viaggerò in eterno. . . dal momento che consumo energia elettrica per viaggiare perché non recuperarne un po' utilizzando un mini o micro generatore eolico, ad asse verticale, posto esternamente da qualche parte dell'automobile e un sistema di pannelli solari? Questi sistemi erogheranno energia . . per sempre.(Mi spiego: un oggetto che si muove, come un'auto, creerà un vortice nell'aria, il vento. Il quale impattandosi con la turbina eolica genererà elettricità che ricaricherà le batterie).

[@garybaris139]

There are several factors that could have caused this outcome. With a dead battery at the end of its life it probably wasn't accepting a charge...nor was there any charge controller connected. You cannot expect any reliable results if you don't know what you are doing. What is the probability that you actually broke off one or more wires when you were pinching them with your calliper? Pretty high I'd say.

[@des782]

Terrible attempt at a "test" Uploader obviously has no idea of electrics Or how turbines operate !

[@artmezins3785]

I enjoyed the theatrics, but why didn't you just drive it with a motor (e.g. electric drill) to see the output of the generator vs. RPMs of the rotor? That would have been more convincing and certainly more reproduceable. BTW: most Chinese "high wattage" solar panels don't produce anything near their stated rating -- e.g. a 12 x 24 inch unit claiming 50W barely output 6W in direct, unobstructed summer sun. I guess those Chinese stores have even less scruples than corrupt US stores and their government doesn't care. Most high-wattage Chinese LED flood lights are a sham.

[@ToysforWatts]

I did do a video showing a drill-driven bench test and it produced very little power...as I explained in this video the point of putting it on the roof was because the vendor said I just needed to hit it with more wind to get the rated power out of it.

[@artmezins3785]

@@ToysforWatts Thanks for the reply. Sorry, I missed that video reference. Now that I've seen it, I now wonder what the generator's "wind speed to RPM" conversion ratio is to be able to relate that direct drive test's results to real wind power (or rather, lack thereof). I've only just begun to look at generators (but not in great detail) and have come to learn that most useful turbines do speed multiplication for higher efficiency, especially at lower wind speeds. I noticed somewhere a reference to using a car alternator as a generator, but I misplaced the video in all the noise I push through daily. But then I'm still left with my sucky solar cells...

[@GunnerD2001]

Who else was waiting for the ratchet strap to get tangled ? I stayed for the whole video.

[@charlyboymoats]

U can not use that type of wire dc current will not travel thru solid wire. Try 10g weld wire and then it will work. Has to be stranded wire

[@sneha742]

This experiment is not good or efficient solution, there is another method which can be used and batteries can be charged and the range of the EV can be increased significantly

[@androspolydorou2242]

if i am not wrong if your battery is already charged and you don't have a power cosnapion someone how , you won't get any power from the generator.

[@androspolydorou2242]

you need to connect 2 brand new batteries and be almost empty

[@nrgpowercharger2003]

That's not true. It will make watts even with no battery's.

[@intern2242]

Tesla car technology and wind turbine, solar panels for charging it will work..

[@packratswhatif.3990]

Hmmmm, the only thing that turbine is generating is a pain in ass. I can get more power out of my crank radio.

[@kendexter]

Elon Musk..Wait a minute..let`s add that to the cybertruck

[@williamredfern5504]

BUILDERS DONT LIKE IT WHEN CATS SHIT IN THE SAND THEY ARE USING CATS ALSO DONT LIKE IT WHEN BUILDERS USE UP ALL THE SAND THEY WERE SHITTING IN

[@SoundzAlive1]

I have one of these useless things so how do I improve performance or do I need to buy something else? André

[@ToysforWatts]

I have not seen any way in which to make it better. I imagine that some come with better stators...mine had very small wire and magnets and very little of either, there was no saving it. I'd suggest forcing a return and refund if you can and buying something else.

[@MaximusJohal]

Add it to a EV and get extra miles regenerated back into the car????

[@extremlaybak]

those Lantern turbine has electric brakes on them when spin too fast they slow down

[@TheJunkyardgenius]

I think the design of the turbine part is fine it must just have a total rubbish generator. I think if you bolted that rotor to a dc electric scooter motor or anything similar, you would get a much better result.

[@haywoodjablome440]

No way. That design is absolute rubbish. The air that gets sliced into by the leading edge creates a fckd up vortex on the trailing edge causing loss in efficiency.

[@TheJunkyardgenius]

@@haywoodjablome440 yeah i get that but easily fixed with wid deflectors focusing the wind to only catch the trailing side.

[@nyxnicky]

Is there an actual turbine set up that works made in the USA? I wanna do the van life thing & was thinking this would be good to have with solar for gloomy windy days. Any suggestions ppl??

[@ToysforWatts]

Not many great examples made in the US...there are a few that "claim" to be made in the states but so far every example I have come across has been assembled stateside at best, and have lackluster results. If you truly want it made in America, you'll have to do the making...which is not hard. You can look up axial flux designs and the work of Hugh Piggot...get all your materials here and follow his instructions and you'll have en exceptional turbine. If you want something off the shelf that you know will work, though, the iSta Breeze i1500 is the most budget friendly consumer grade model that will actually meet or even exceed manufacturer claims.

[@nyxnicky]

@@ToysforWatts Thank you so much for all the info and advice. I appreciate you answering my question.

[@KiloFeenix]

Just go solar you still produce in cloudy days

[@nyxnicky]

@@KiloFeenix TY im still learning and planning, i can use all the advice i can get.

[@KiloFeenix]

@@nyxnicky I'll ask my buddy, he has 400 watts ontop of his van, in an area with around 5 hours peak sunlight and 4 6v golf cart batteries, he also ran a battery charger to his solar charger from his car alternator to charge his setup while driving

[@joeyparis6482]

You under estimate the chinesse bro. That high speed turn i dont think you are true.

[@allbo-nov9992]

It's amazing how the blades didn't break off from the vibration of the road !!!

[@clintelawson]

Wow... thanks for sharing. What a pyle of garbage that thing is. lol thank you~!

[@ridgeydidge4012]

Ok you are miscalculating the dynamics of force your utilising dynamics not the use of force and it’s completely misunderstood in this KZbin video. Force is gravitational not directional. You utilise a car that useless you had a head wind the wind speed is useless. Gravitational force is what produces energy. Not driving down the road ask any sailor they will explain it.