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Barrowman · 12-04-23, 11:57 AM

Hi Xringer, yes I'm feeling old myself. I was 80 last week. I have a bunch of the neodymium magnets. They can nip you if you're not careful. It seems everyone who makes their own wind turbine uses them. I think another problem is making the wheel run true as the coils need to be very near the magnets. If you've ever trimmed a wheel so it didn't bind somewhere you will know how hard it is to get it even near to true.

12-04-23, 11:57 AM	#153
Barrowman Lurking Renovator Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: North Lincolnshire, England Posts: 29 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Hi Xringer, yes I'm feeling old myself. I was 80 last week. I have a bunch of the neodymium magnets. They can nip you if you're not careful. It seems everyone who makes their own wind turbine uses them. I think another problem is making the wheel run true as the coils need to be very near the magnets. If you've ever trimmed a wheel so it didn't bind somewhere you will know how hard it is to get it even near to true. Last edited by Barrowman; 12-04-23 at 11:58 AM.. Reason: spelling!!