[Kris] Started the build with a Pelton wheel sourced from everyone’s favorite online auction site paired with an inexpensive MPPT charge controller designed for use with solar panels. Eventually ...

After nearly a year the new power system and upgrades to the 30-foot Pelton water wheel that was installed in 1898 and was in continuous use for over 40 years at the North Star Powerhouse Museum in ...

Since pumping surges are greater at some of the low flows used by the Pelton wheel, you may want to open a larger flow through another section of the lab. Set the needle valve at a partly open ...