Whisper woes [RE-wrenches]

Mon Nov 17 02:05:37 PST 2003

Good luck getting any repair parts from SWWP for a Whisper, I got one back
from a rebuild and found (after 5 months) that they had not fixed the
original problem. A bad furl bearing and shaft. It has been down for 15
months now and I have given up on getting parts from them.

An e mail to John S. went unanswered. Most of the other units I know of are
dead or have had massive failures and were repaired.
Sometimes even under warranty you have to pay to get them fixed!

Later,
Bob

RE. Ellison
Supplier of;
Alternative Energy Systems & Supplies
34642 Countryman Road
Theresa, NY. USA
                               13691-2076

-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Tritt [mailto:solarone at charter.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 11:49 PM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: Re: Whisper woes [RE-wrenches]

Hi guise,

Could it be that the Whisper furled suddenly and violently, enough so to
actually put a kink in the tail boom? I've seen this happen to old
Aermotors, really old ones that have seized-up and been caught in a hard
cross wind.

I prefer the scenario of the sticking furling hinge. ;-)

Matt T

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Clearwater, Village Power Design" <clrwater at earthlink.net>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: Whisper woes [RE-wrenches]

> Hi John,
>
> Sounds like it may be just stuck in it's furled position (machine
> head tilts back and tail goes to right angles with shaft).  They are
> prone to sticking up.  Either the shock absorber is sticky or the
> furling pivot is worn.  As you may know their were a number of
> recalls for Whispers produced in the late 90s.  As I remember, one
> had to do with the shims and spacers on the furling pivot.  You might
> want to get the list of the 4 or 5 recall items from SW Wind before
> you go out.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Jeff C.
>
>
> >Hi,
> >    I just received this email from a customer too far away to make the
trip
> >without having an idea what I'm getting into.  Here is his email:
> >
> >" My wind generator has broken.  The tail is not straight behind  the
> >generator.  It is 'L' shaped.  What do you think has happened?  It
> >is cock-eyed and
> >not working.  Has a pin sheared or something?  Are you interested in
> >helping me
> >fix it?  Are you busy?  Please advise.
> >Thanks, Brian
> >
> >This is a customer installed Whisper.  I think it is an H40 or H80. I
hooked
> >up the wires but was not involved in installing the tower or turbine.  He
put
> >it on a home made 25' tower not even clearing the ridgeline of his house
30'
> >away.  It has produced very little power and I would't expect it would be
> >hammered by high winds though the wind it would get would probably
> >be turbulent.
> >Anyone hazard to guess what broke?
> >
> >John Blittersdorf
> >Central VT Solar & Wind
> >
> >
> >
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