Re: [RE-wrenches] New Generation Bergey XL1 Tower oopsies?

2014-10-03 Thread Chris Daum
I hear Midnight Solar is working on a wind turbine that will be around 1KW output, be tough as nailsand affordable. Keep holding your breath! We've had some trouble with the XL1s not working without Midnite Solar's 'Clipper'. I don't know if it's a stator design problem, but adding the Clip

[RE-wrenches] New Generation Bergey XL1 Tower oopsies?

2014-10-03 Thread dan
Anyone else out there have problems with Bergeys new generation XL1 towers? I was warned they were not as robust as the old NRG Tall towers, but we just had one fold under it's own weight when we were trying to lower it. It had been involved in several lightening strikes. We had it about 1/4 of the