20-01-08 Freeplay alternator cycle dynamo here

 

15-12-07 Mini Axial Flux alternator design here

 

 09-10-07 Freeplay wind up Products featured here

 

22-07-07  DIY Solar Powered Radio here

 

15-06-07  Gotwind mobile device charger here

 

29-05-07 New Tower construction section added here

 

10-05-07 Visitors blade pictures here

 

21-04-07 New PVC Blade design plans available here

Low wind speed start up

 

08-04-07 Pedal pump option added to the PedalGen here

 

24-03-07 DIY Pedal Generator Plans now available here

 

15-03-07 Pedal Generator completed, - 2 designs here

 

10-03-07 Servicing Sturmey Archer Dynohubs here

 

24-02-07 Dynohub powering a 12v -11watt Fluorescent lamp Video here

 

19-02-07 Electronics section updated here

 

29-01-07 New look Forum, and poll added here

 

29-01-07 100W generator back up and running here

 

30-12-06 New gotwind 'footprint' logo created. 

Many thanks to enhanced-images.com

16-12-06 The PP3 9V Battery Clip Torch here

DIY Emergency backup torch for 76 pence.

 

07-12-06 Experiments with L.E.D's here

10mm white Led project page added

 

25-09-06 Competition closure date extended to a full year (31-03-07)

To allow for more entrants.

 

24-08-06 - The B&Q roof top generator? article  here

 

31-07-06 - Visitors wind generators section added here

Your chance to showcase your wind generators.

 

23-07-06 - Solar 60w (11w) Anglepoise lamp here  

 

12-07-06 - Free gotwind desktop wallpaper added here

 

12-07-06 - 2 New competition entries added here

 

09-06-06 - New blades added to 100w generator here

Super fast video of 3 blade prop in action

 

03-06-06 - New guestbook/forum added added here

Due to spam entries, a much more secure forum added

 

03-06-06 - New 100w wind generator plans added here

 

02-05-06 - More Competition Entries added here

Entries generating more power than I  had expected

 

15-04-06 - FUTURENERGY's 1.2KW PM alternator here

Excellent basis to larger projects only £150

15-04-06 - Dynohub Video added  here

Dynohub powering a cateye 5 LED lamp

 

26-03-06 - Wireless cycle computer as an RPM monitor here

 

26-03-06 - Electronics expert Graham Coast has designed gotwind a bespoke electronics board. here

The “Green” Switch-mode regulator board. 90%+ efficiency

 

26-03-06 - The Bottle wind generator updated. here

 

11-03-06 - Brand new Taiwanese dynohub doubles output (£12) here

 

05-03-06 - About me page added. here

 

27-02-06 - New Sturmey Archer X-FDD dynohub version available. here

 

27-02-06 - The 3 Speed Dynohub Design. here

A 33% increase in rotational speed achieved

23-02-06 - Micro-generation article in the engineer magazine. here (329kb)

Small wind turbines could supply 4% of UK electricity

rising to 30-40% by 2050.

 

22-02-06 -  My Rutland 913 wind generator experience. here

 

20-02-06 - Visitor, Peter davie's dynohub generator. here

 

20-02-06 - The stepper motor generator. here

 

19-02-06 - Soil pipe propeller. here

 

16-02-06 - Links section updated. here

 

16-02-06 - The DIY Slip ring design. here

 

09-02-06 -  Electronics Section updated. here

 

06-02-06 - The Bottle wind generator. here

 

 

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