Friday, April 18, 2008

it's here ...

the new wind turbine arrived last night ...
















it's a Marlec Rutland 503 which seems to be the best option to fit onto here ...

... a 1970's Bedford CF campervan. We've already got a few solar panels that go on there to keep the battery topped up, now I've got to figure out how to add the wind turbine without having it fly off and destroy itself/innocent passers-by, ripping the roof off as it goes ...






it's heavier than it looks, especially with the steel pole mounting kit. But it can be done, according to the Marlec image gallery, anyway ...




















if it can fit on a Merc, it can go on a Bedford. Probably ...

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