Re: [RE-wrenches] Replacement for Whisper 500

[Ray Walters]

Bergey is the only reliable choice I'm aware of right now.  They have the XL.1  1000 watt, and I believe it jumps to the 10 kw unit. The 1 Kw units are now using Midnite Controllers, which is definitely an improvement. I can't advise on adapting to the tower, as I (thankfully) never sold any of the Whisper machines. I'm sure Bergey sells adapter hardware that could work. R.Ray Walters CTO, Solarray, Inc Nabcep Certified PV Installer, Licensed Master Electrician Solar Design Engineer 303 505-8760 On 1/17/2014 12:56 PM, Nathan Stumpff wrote: Wrenches,   A client of ours recently had a catastrophic failure of his Whisper 500 turbine (weld completely failed, turbine destroyed, very ugly) and is in the market for a replacement.   Any recommendations out there for a good, quality unit in a similar size range of 3 kW? It is a 48V off-grid system. Any experience, positive or negative with the Luminous branded Whisper 500 units? Given previous experiences with the SouthWest units and the nature of this particular failure I am reluctant to recommend going that route unless Luminous has done some serious upgrades…   Our client wants to salvage as much as possible, and I am having a hard time coming up with anything that would come close to being able to use with his existing tower, 80’ guyed SouthWest make.   As always, much appreciated, -Nathan   -- Nathan J. Stumpff NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional #091209-175 NABCEP Certified Solar Heating Installer #032412-14 Project Manager | Arctic Sun, LLC nat...@arcticsun-llc.com  | (907) 457-1297 www.reina-llc.com | www.arcticsun-llc.com   _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change email address & 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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