Archimedes Windmill with working generator

This is a remix with a stronger mounting bracket, a mount for a computer fan to generate electricity, a bridge rectifier to turn the pulses into DC current, a solar light circuit board to control charging/ photo control and a battery to store the energy.

The cpu fan is torn down and the leads are directly wired to the coils of the motor because the cpu fan has a controller to drive the brushless motor. a small bridge rectifier turns the AC pulses into DC current. I used a solar landscape light for the circuit board that controls charging the battery and turning on an LED when it is dark enough to trigger the photocell. I painted the circuit board with insulating paint to stop rain from messing with it. elastic band is the coupler between the turbine and the generator.

I didnt design it very well, many bandaid solutions to problems that came up. more of a prototype for a bigger design. I also put the generator on the wrong side and glued it in so oh well. should be on the back t