Category Archives: Off-the-Grid Power

Building a Homemade Wind Generator Brake

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Mark Zeiger

Our home wind generator features a charge controller with a regulation feature, which the manufacturer claims eliminates the need for an actual brake for the mechanism. When charging reaches a preset voltage level, the prop slows itself, and will eventually … Continue reading →

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Internet Disconnect

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Mark Zeiger

It must be the 21st Century if a homestead feels crippled when the Internet’s down. But, that’s what’s happening, and that’s exactly how it felt. Something went wrong with our satellite Internet service. We had intermittent connectivity for the past … Continue reading →

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