John - much better to start a new thread on this so the small wind turbine
tag is seen. I'm interested too, and I have not seen much new info on the
small wind manufacturer topic here for a few months.

Dan Fink
Owner, Buckville Energy Consulting LLC
IREC Certified Instructor for PV and Small Wind Installation
NABCEP Certified PV System Inspector
NABCEP PV Associate
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On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 6:47 AM John Blittersdorf via RE-wrenches <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Shifting the small off grid thread a little, I'm trying to find
> replacement wind turbines for the Bergey XL.1 in the 1-2 kw range that is
> quiet and the blades don't blow off.
> Bergey is suggesting Bornay 1kw.  Does anyone have first hand
> knowledge about this turbine or the manufacturer.  I am interested in
> performance, sourcing etc. After having to sell my Pika T701 to a
> customer i have tried cheap ($1000) chinese that turned out to be a 300
> watt turbine and didn't last a year before the hub casting broke and the
> blade and turbine landed 200' from the tower in pieces.
>
> John Blittersdorf
> CV Wind Service
>
>
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