Hi Folks: A really great little wind genny is a 12V or 24V Chinook, manufactured to withstand Montana's harsh winter conditions. Check 'em out at http://www.chinookturbines.com/Home.html Best, Chris Daum Oasis Montana Inc. 406-777-4309 406-777-0830 fax www.oasismontana.com
_____ From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Drake Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 8:17 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] small wind generators Hi Roy, It would be for a cloudy weather backup for an off grid system. From what you are saying, it doesn't sound like it will produce much. There is one on a highway weather station near here, and it spins a lot, and is only ~ 15' above the ground. Thanks, Drake At 10:04 AM 4/3/2012, you wrote: Hi Drake, The Air 403/ Air-X/ Air Breeze/ whatever it's name is now, is fairly dependable. In most wind regimes it's the equivalent of a 10 or 20 watt solar module but seems to work just fine. FYI- it's ~ 200 watts or so. It's not the quietest thing though, being a fairly high rpm turbine. But the Sunforce 600 is not a 600. The rotor diameter tells the truth, making it somewhere around a 200 - 250 watt machine. Perhaps they have the bugs worked out but when they first came out, there were many reliability and performance issues. What's the application for this? Roy Butler NABCEP Certified Small Wind InstallerR NABCEP Certified Solar PV InstallerR NYSERDA eligible PV & wind installer Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC 8902 Route 46, Arkport, NY 14807 607-324-9747 www.four-winds-energy.com Join us at the 8th Annual Small Wind Conference A Gathering of Installers, Manufacturers, Dealers, & Distributors June 12 and 13, 2012 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin <http://www.smallwindconference.com> www.smallwindconference.com Although no trees were killed in the sending of this message, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. On 4/3/2012 9:44 AM, Drake wrote: Hello Wrenches, Are the new Air 403 wind machines more reliable than in times past? I'm also looking at a Sunforce 600 W machine. How do these small turbines hold up these days? Thanks, Drake Drake Chamberlin ATHENS ELECTRIC LLC OH License 44810 CO license 3773 NABCEP Certified PV
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