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Norm:
Someone on that 'other' site posted a long time back
that he had windpowered air compressors where the
power stroke was spring driven .....in other words it
was dependent on the pressure of the spring ....
for example if the spring could only compress a 100 pounds,
when the tank reached 100 psi. it wouldn't be able to
pump any higher. To avoid runaway it's connected to a
multi-bladed windmill that self-limits the speed.
Very interesting....but he never really went into much
detail.
How would I word something like this to do a search ?
Thanks for any help.
Norm

tomw:
Wind driven air compressor "spring loaded"

air compressor turbine "spring loaded"

air compressor "spring driven" "wind powered"

The quotes make sure the 2 words show up together which keeps searches from returning just spring

Try each line by itself copy / paste

Never click the top link(s) they usually paid to get top ranked  and commercial selling something.

Just how I would start.

Good luck with it, buddy.

Tom

birdhouse:
i may be wrong, but wasn't there a user by the name of MAC on the backshed.com that talked a lot about wind turbines running air pumps?  i don't think i ever saw anything from a working unit, but he sure seemed to talk much of it.  iirc i think he would modify existing air compressor pumps. 

sounds like a good idea in theory.  a 500 gallon tank holding 100psi has some serious potential behind it! 

adam

Wolvenar:
I did do a very small air compressor out of one of those 12v car compressors connected via a sewing machine belt to an old fan from a car engine. Just like air brakes on a truck, pressure regulation worked by a simple release when over a certain limit. It did not last long, and was just a fun experiment. It was connected to a couple very old long evacuated propane tanks. I got quite a few tires pumped up from this setup.
I don't think i ever took any pics of that setup.

Norm:
The neatest part about this system was that it only
pumped when the pressure dropped....even a couple
of pounds.....the rest of the time it would just be spinning
idle....no fear of it overspeeding as it would be self limiting.
(more talk on this if interest develops? ...I hope !)
Norm.

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