Does anyone have any experience with Kestrel Wind Turbines? Dick Ratico Solarwind Electric
--- You wrote: SWWP has changed their turbines again. They are now called the the Air 30, Air 40 and Air Breeze. The 30 is like the old X land, the 40 is like the old Breeze Land and the Breeze is like the old Breeze Marine. The Breeze is the only marine model available. Confusing enough? The 40 and Breeze have a limited lifetime warranty and all have a new, higher price. Historically the Air products have lasted fairly well and been moderate performers. Air X and Air Breeze parts are still available but SWWP has discontinued support for all other models. We service, sell and recommend them for small PV/wind hybrid systems. AND...they are still USA made! Hurrah! Larry Crutcher Starlight Solar Power Systems (928) 342-9103 On Apr 3, 2012, at 7:04 AM, Roy Butler 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 --- end of quote --- _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
