Interesting thread! We are having some success with a Kestrel turbine here on Scoraig
I second the idea that Ampair offer a modest but very robust range of products for high wind sites. cheers Hugh Piggott On 3 Apr 2012, at 20:36, Richard L Ratico wrote: > 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 >
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