Norm of Bandersnatch wrote: > > > There are no internal circuit boards in the KISS. > > There are no internal brushes in the KISS. The machine consists of > magnets rotating inside stator coils generating three-phase wild ac. > > I am told that the generator bearings give very little trouble. This is true. However, as you noted, the KISS is not freely rotatable, and the external components do make for easy access but if a regulator is needed it must be purchased seperatly also (or at least this used to be the case). Also, the KISS requires a 'dump' load set up, and if the wind speed becomes too great you must manually furl it or stop the blades otherwise the magnets can overheat and the unit will run away. And last the KISS is about twice as heavy as the Air Marine for the same power.
It DOES have heavier more sturdy blades that should last darn near forever, it makes less noise, and it is easier to jerry rig should that become necessary, and it can be used with many off the shelf external components for a more customized installation. It is all a trade off.-Ken _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
