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Hi Roy,<br><br>
It would be for a cloudy weather backup for an off grid system.
From what you are saying, it doesn't sound like it will produce
much. There is one on a highway weather station near here, and it
spins a lot, and is only ~ 15' above the ground. <br><br>
Thanks,<br><br>
Drake <br><br>
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At 10:04 AM 4/3/2012, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi Drake,<br>
<br>
The Air 403/ Air-X/ Air Breeze/ whatever it's name is now, is fairly
dependable.<br>
In most wind regimes it's the equivalent of a 10 or 20 watt solar module
but<br>
seems to work just fine. FYI- it's ~ 200 watts or so.<br><br>
It's not the quietest thing though, being a fairly high rpm
turbine.<br><br>
But the Sunforce 600 is not a 600. The rotor diameter tells the truth,
making it<br>
somewhere around a 200 - 250 watt machine. Perhaps they have the bugs
worked<br>
out but when they first came out, there were many reliability and
performance issues.<br><br>
What's the application for this?<br><br>
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On 4/3/2012 9:44 AM, Drake wrote: <br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hello Wrenches,<br><br>
Are the new Air 403 wind machines more reliable than in times
past?<br><br>
I'm also looking at a Sunforce 600 W machine. How do these small
turbines hold up these days?<br><br>
Thanks,<br><br>
Drake <br><br>
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