Convert ceiling fan into wind generator

The arrangement of magnets and coils in a large ceiling fan is particularly well suited to being reappropriated into generating electricity from a make-shift wind turbine. Here’s how. Also check out The Knowledge posts on How to convert a washing machine motor into a generator, How To make your own wind turbine and the Estream portable water turbine.

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