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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Nathan,<br>
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Unfortunately, this is a common failure mode for that turbine. A 2
bladed turbine is an unbalanced turbine<br>
and the vibration is not kind to welds, blades, etc.<br>
<br>
Although the Bergey XL.1 1kW turbine is a decent machine, it's not
a replacement for a 3kW turbine.<br>
Bergey does have a 6kW unit but that's a spendy unit and likely
not appropriate for this client.<br>
<br>
I'm with Chris on this.....check out the Kestrel from Eveready.
And you'll like Matt....he's a real trip ;-)<br>
And it's OK to tell him I said that....<br>
<br>
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On 1/17/2014 3:08 PM, Ray Walters wrote:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Bergey is the only reliable choice
I'm aware of right now. They have the XL.1 1000 watt, and I
believe it jumps to the 10 kw unit.<br>
The 1 Kw units are now using Midnite Controllers, which is
definitely an improvement.<br>
I can't advise on adapting to the tower, as I (thankfully) never
sold any of the Whisper machines.<br>
I'm sure Bergey sells adapter hardware that could work.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A client of ours recently had a
catastrophic failure of his Whisper 500 turbine (weld
completely failed, turbine destroyed, very ugly) and is in
the market for a replacement. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any recommendations out there for a good,
quality unit in a similar size range of 3 kW? It is a 48V
off-grid system. Any experience, positive or negative with
the Luminous branded Whisper 500 units? Given previous
experiences with the SouthWest units and the nature of this
particular failure I am reluctant to recommend going that
route unless Luminous has done some serious upgrades…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our client wants to salvage as much as
possible, and I am having a hard time coming up with
anything that would come close to being able to use with his
existing tower, 80’ guyed SouthWest make.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As always, much appreciated,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Nathan<o:p></o:p></p>
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