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size=2 face=Arial>A really great little wind genny is a 12V or 24V Chinook,
manufactured to withstand Montana's harsh winter conditions. Check 'em out
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<P><FONT size=2>Chris Daum<BR>Oasis Montana Inc.<BR>406-777-4309<BR>406-777-0830
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Drake<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 03, 2012 8:17 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
RE-wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] small wind
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<DIV></DIV>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><BR>At 10:04 AM 4/3/2012, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="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><PRE>Roy Butler
NABCEP Certified Small Wind Installer®
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer®
NYSERDA eligible PV & wind installer
Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC
8902 Route 46, Arkport, NY 14807
607-324-9747
<A href="http://www.four-winds-energy.com">www.four-winds-energy.com</A>
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</PRE><FONT face="Courier New, Courier"></FONT><BR>On 4/3/2012 9:44 AM, Drake
wrote: <BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="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><FONT size=2>Drake
Chamberlin<X-TAB> </X-TAB>
<BR>ATHENS ELECTRIC LLC<BR>OH License
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license 3773<BR>NABCEP Certified
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