Your Questions About Wind Generators Ebay

I have a DC Motor, rated at 180 Watts, which runs at 36 Volts.?

When I turn it by hand it produces a good voltage. Can this be used as a Generator. What electronics would be needed between the motor (now a generator) and the battery? I am not very electronically minded.

Using an alternator in a wind generator? Link inside…?

I saw this on eBay and to me, it looks like he’s using an alternator from a vehicle as a motor for a wind generator. Is that what this is?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Presto-Wind-TM-M-12-Light-Wind-Generator_W0QQitemZ300293958079QQihZ020QQcategoryZ121837QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem