[ivconic]

Originally Posted by Fred

Windmill are a pain, and there is plenty of wind here.
My father had one:It was so crazy when wind was strong! blades broken twice, very expensive ones in carbon.There was pieces stuck 20cm in the ground some 50meters away...(well, almost, but you got the idea)
So i took the generator an made a watermill with it.Used spoons for cups,it has been working for years now.
Doesn´t produce many amps, but 24hrs a day .
Of course you need water

Yes. Each windimill setup (horizontal or vertical) has advantages and disadvantages. Main disadvantage of horizontal design is weak response on strong wind attacks which usually ends like you described.