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This link works better...

http://www.lego.com/education/elab/

Click on the wind-generator

Darryl Reiter
President
Children's Technology Workshop
109 Vanderhoof Ave. Suite 101A
Toronto, ON
p: 416-425-2289 x25
f: 647-439-0890
www.ctworkshop.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Darryl Reiter 
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 4:28 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Help - Wind Powered Generator Kit

ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology
Centers
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LEGO makes a fantastic renewable energy kit called eLAB that includes
plans for a wind-powered generator that can be connected to capacitor to
store the energy.  It's one of my favourite kits.  It is under $200.00.

Check it out at:
http://www.legoeducationstore.com/catalog.cfm?dest=itempg&itemid=944&sec
id=4&linkon=subsection&linkid=94

(you might have to copy and paste above link into your browser as it is
pretty long)



Darryl Reiter
President
Children's Technology Workshop
109 Vanderhoof Ave. Suite 101A
Toronto, ON
p: 416-425-2289 x25
f: 647-439-0890
www.ctworkshop.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Valerie Johnston [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 4:16 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Help - Wind Powered Generator Kit

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Hello!

I purchased a wind powered generator student kit. The kit includes a
balsa wood platform, a propeller, an LED, and motor. Once the propeller
spins it is supposed to light the LED. No such luck. I've been talking
to customer service at the supplier for a week. They even sent a
lower-power LED, but still nothing works. The only time the LED lights
(less than a second) is when I spin the motor with my fingers. 

Has anyone had a similar experience and can give me the secret? I have
tried all of the hints in the manual. The customer service rep said no
one has ever had a problem with this kit before.

Also if you know of another classroom-sized wind powered generator that
isn't expensive (I saw two on the web for $200 and $400) I would
appreciate the information.

Thanks in advance for your help. 

Valerie Johnston
Educator
Outreach Coordinator
Adventure Science Center
615-401-5079
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