The Air-X fell to the ground? Quite an error on your part. Answer: post a For Sale sign on it and forego any more wind turbine experiments. Tony Chessick ...
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Paul Rekow
paulrekow
Jan 2, 2010 9:23 pm
Hi All, I thought I would give an update on my production numbers for my first full calendar year with metering. Systems again are 10 KW Bergey on 120 ft...
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dougselsam
Jan 4, 2010 3:29 am
Very Impressive from every angle. ... D.S....
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dael
iminanuclear...
Jan 4, 2010 3:32 am
electric lawn tractor? where did you find this, or is it a retrofit? Stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Paul Rekow
paulrekow
Jan 4, 2010 3:33 am
Hi All, Has anyone heard anything good, bad or otherwise about this company. It is based out of Spain and there is a dealer here in Iowa that is trying to sell...
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Innovdes
innovdes@...
Jan 4, 2010 5:30 pm
HI to all. We have a Skystream that during start up or at time during operation drops the electric power in the home off for 1-2 minutes. Is this normal or...
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Randy
lane_pilot
Jan 4, 2010 8:19 pm
Does any one have a recommendation on leading edge tape for wind turbine blades. I'm currently considering three different tapes. I'm planning on using 2"...
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Tom Clarke
tomclarke88
Jan 4, 2010 9:39 pm
Hi Paul. It's quite a setup you have, but why do you need to go up to 120 ft. with the tower, and how do you access the turbine for maintainance? We put up a 6...
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joseph jelonek
jelonek70
Jan 5, 2010 1:52 am
reading your comment you mention cone is cone same as votex? last 2 years iam experimenting with efficienty of wind with el. blower. if i run fan same...
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Derek Conniffe
derek@...
Jan 5, 2010 1:52 am
Hi Tom, I think here in Ireland the 19c / KWh is only for the first so-many KWh ? then the figure goes lower? Some neighbors are all mulling over the idea of...
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david childers
azliserd
Jan 5, 2010 1:53 am
I use the tape on the propeller of my ultralight aircraft. It's a wooden prop, and with the tape from Aircraft spruce it has actually "sawed" through...
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Nando
nando37@...
Jan 5, 2010 3:44 am
DAVID: Please, pretty please, how did you find out ? Nando ... From: david childers To: lane_pilot@... ; small-wind-home@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday,...
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Tom Clarke
tomclarke88
Jan 5, 2010 3:47 am
Hi Derek. Your correct. The contract is for the first four years, and 19 cents for the first 3000 KWh. exported. The first three months has generated just...
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Corey Babcock
midwestwinde...
Jan 5, 2010 2:54 pm
I have used the cheap tape from Aircraft Spruce. I used the 3 inch clear stuff on my Enertech 1500 and it lasted about a year. It reminded me of packing tape...
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Neil Hochstedler
neilho@...
Jan 5, 2010 2:56 pm
Randy, I've used 3M #8672 x 3" wide clear leading edge tape for around 20 years. It seems to last as well as the polyurethane blade paint it's typically...
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thomasrebel
Jan 6, 2010 1:21 am
Hello, I see on the local evening news that Bergey Windpower has made a donation that assists with the instalation of two Bergey wind generators on State of...
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david childers
azliserd
Jan 7, 2010 2:51 am
OH Alright!! I landed REAL hard on the maiden flight, brok the support tubes so the prop sliced its way through the fiberglass nose piece. David R. Childers ...
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Nando
nando37@...
Jan 7, 2010 3:23 am
DAVIF: It is a beauty, I envy you, good that did not go "deeper" into the body. Did you install added strength in that area, for future flights ?. Nando ... ...
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meltyree1
Jan 7, 2010 4:44 am
Hi Paul, Your numbers do not include any wind data (so I can't compare directly to what I have), but it seems very likely that your system does not suffer from...
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dougselsam
Jan 7, 2010 3:44 pm
Mel: I have noticed that there are "tough sites" that consistently ruin turbines of most brands, and that these sites are not always where you would expect....
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david childers
azliserd
Jan 8, 2010 2:49 am
yes I did David R. Childers From: nando37@... To: azliserd48@...; small-wind-home@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [s-w-h] Leading edge tape Date:...
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meltyree1
Jan 8, 2010 3:36 pm
Doug, Do you have any specific guesses about what might constitute a "tough site". My mean annual wind speed is low so that is primarily why my production is...
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ron
mountainking_40
Jan 9, 2010 3:13 pm
new to group, if all of you had the chance to start all over again and do it diferantly and better how would you each do it?...
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ryan
ryan@...
Jan 10, 2010 5:24 am
I would Build my ultimate offgrid system I would have the Hup Solar One battery's Probably Xantrex XW inverter's Midnite solar's Charge controller's I would...
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Dan Fink
danbob88
Jan 10, 2010 7:32 pm
Hi Ron -- welcome to the group. If i had to start over -- I would have gone with a 48 volt system instead of this #$&#$ 12 volt one I have now! It limits me...
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Nando
nando37@...
Jan 11, 2010 4:28 pm
Hi Dan: I agree with you about going to a much higher volt system instead of using the 12 Volts one. Can you detail more reasons why the 12 Volt systems if a...
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dougselsam
Jan 12, 2010 5:26 am
Hi Ron: As a wind energy inventor, I would have spent my money I had saved from selling speakers out of a van on buying land in a windy area instead of...
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Dan Fink
danbob88
Jan 12, 2010 4:25 pm
Can you detail more reasons why the 12 Volt systems if a problematic system ?. ... Hi Nando -- sure. It might be useful for the newer folks in this group. With...
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Tammy Stoner
beaufortscale5
Jan 13, 2010 11:21 pm
It is so exciting to see this finally happen. Curtsy to everyone involved in making this happen and may you go down in small wind history. Prosperity and...
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Nando
nando37@...
Jan 14, 2010 3:30 am
DAN: In reality, I am quite familiar of 12 V versus a much higher volts ( 48 + or ++ ) . I have not built a system below 24 volts for so many years that I do...
