GE ECM Wind Turbine Build
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Image of main turbine and Air-X before replacement
of the Air-X

Build of Air-x replacament started with a 6 inch schedule 40 PVC (sanitary T)

The PVC T was cut in half lengthwise, the side port was reduced to the width of the T


Fiberglass front cap was poured with embedded 1/4 nuts

GE ECM after rewire. All 18 coils with their starts and stops seperated. Starts from each of the 3 phases were wired together parallel, as were the stops.

The final wiring cofiguration was to have the all 3 stops from the phases connected together and each of the phase start groups was brought down the pipe seperately, where it was rectified with a full wave 3 phase bridge rectifier (35 Amp)

Assembly mounted on 1 3/8" flange bearing to 1" steel schedule 40, then sleeved into 1 1/2" mast. Front 1/2" flange bearing mounted along with rotor

Tail added 12 x 18" 22 ga , boom is (2) 1" alumimun angles (36"). Tail is between pieces and bolted/riveted/reinforced

Flying with 6 blades (22" each)