The best way to attach either chipboard or balsa wood to a dowel so it can be used with a KidWind Wind Turbine Hub is to use glue.
If time is short, the best quick-curing option we have found is regular hot melt glue, applied with a standard glue ...
If you are using a DIY kit, which requires you to build your own tower and base, follow these instructions to create a tower from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe.
Parts Needed
90° PVC fittings (4)
6" PVC pipe sections (6)
PVC T-fittings; drill a...
We have a system on our website that lets you download Logger Pro or e-mail a download link to students as needed. You can create a free account at:
https://www.vernier.com/account/?action=register...
Some of the KidWind kits include a wooden spool to do a weight lifter activity. While Vernier does not sell wooden spools as a separate item, they are included in the following items:
KidWind Basic Wind Experiment Kit (KW-BWX)
KidWind Basic Wind ...
There are two LED types included with the KidWind simpleGEN (KW-SGEN), a 10 mm red diffused LED and a 5 mm bi-color LED that appears white when not in use. Vernier does not sell replacements for the LEDs, and they are not covered under our standard 5...
The hex locks are made to fit securely on the hex shafts to prevent the hex shaft from sliding out of position in the nacelle or the simpleGEN housing. As a result it may be difficult to slide the hex lock onto the shaft in the first place. We recomm...
If you do not have the Go Direct® Energy Sensor (GDX-NRG), Vernier Energy Sensor (VES-BTA), or the Differential Voltage Probe (DVP-BTA), and the Current Probe (DCP-BTA), you can purchase inexpensive multimeters at a number of online and brick-and...
In late 2014, some KidWind Mini Wind Turbines were shipped with a yellow plug that was not pre-drilled. The yellow plug fits in the bottom of the metal support (the tower) and should have a hole to allow the wires from the generator to pass through.
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If you are using the book Renewable Energy with Vernier (REV), the experiments are written for use with the Vernier Variable Load.
There are two versions of the Vernier Variable Load (VES-VL). The version shipped before April 2025, which has a s...
Renewable Energy with Vernier (REV) was written with the use of the KidWind Advanced Wind Experiment Kit (KW-AWX) for all of the wind energy experiments and projects.
However, all wind energy experiments can be also done with the KidWind Basic Wi...