The Otherpower Store - Hard-to-Find and Needful Things for the Renewable Energy Enthusiast 100% Off-grid and lovin' it! All our staff have lived off grid for over 15 years each. We don't sell anything we haven't installed and tested in our classes, workshops, personal power systems, or consulting installations.

Books - Wind, Solar, Hydro, Biofuels, Geothermal, Science, and more. If we haven't read it, we won't sell it!	Hands-on Workshops - Get your hands dirty learning renewable energy. Fully accredited by ISPQ, IREC and NABCEP.
Wind Turbine Parts and Kits - Everything you need to build your own. Buy your parts ala carte, fabricated in our off-grid shop.	Balance of System - Important things you need, but can't find. Turbine diversion load systems, disconnects, and more, with expert advice.
Data Acquisition - Keep track of the energy you make and the energy you use, and the system that's producing it.	Consulting - We work with clients to design clean energy solutions for remote, off-grid areas worldwide.

A "user's manual" for our 10 foot diameter wind turbines is now available for free online. It covers the basics of installing our home-built wind turbine design, including: The parts and what they do Building the rectifier and stop switch assembly Controllers and dump loads System wiring Towers Assembling and balancing the rotor Troubleshooting It's a very useful reference, and we are pleased to be able to make it available for free. The file size is large, 4.8 meg! If you can't download it over your connection, it's available in printed and bound form at low cost on our web shopping cart. We highly recommend that ANYONE who is considering buying or building a wind turbine read this manual before making a purchase of wind turbine parts, kits, or a completed machine, whether it's our wind turbine design or someone else's. To download and read it in your browser, just click the link below. To save it to your hard drive, right click the link below and select "Save link as" or "Save target as." The document is copyrighted, but you may certainly print it out at home for your own reference. It's 45 pages long. Wind Turbine User's Manual . . PDF File, 4.8 meg

The Otherpower Store - Hard-to-Find and Needful Things for the Renewable Energy Enthusiast 100% Off-grid and lovin' it! All our staff have lived off grid for over 15 years each. We don't sell anything we haven't installed and tested in our classes, workshops, personal power systems, or consulting installations.

Books - Wind, Solar, Hydro, Biofuels, Geothermal, Science, and more. If we haven't read it, we won't sell it!	Hands-on Workshops - Get your hands dirty learning renewable energy. Fully accredited by ISPQ, IREC and NABCEP.
Wind Turbine Parts and Kits - Everything you need to build your own. Buy your parts ala carte, fabricated in our off-grid shop.	Balance of System - Important things you need, but can't find. Turbine diversion load systems, disconnects, and more, with expert advice.
Data Acquisition - Keep track of the energy you make and the energy you use, and the system that's producing it.	Consulting - We work with clients to design clean energy solutions for remote, off-grid areas worldwide.

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