Kirpal, Since Bergey stopped making the XL.1 I have been looking as well. In the affordable range I can only find a few Chinese models and tried a rated 1000 watt Tumo. It was well built but with a small rotor diameter I was not expecting much from it. It managed to put out 550 watts in a 35 mph wind and eventually blew off some blades and then left the tower. It landed in tact but I'm debating trying to get blades and hub from China or just wait for something better. The same company puts out a 2000 watt which I call a possible 1000 watt. My customer has bought one from China for around $2000 and we are in the process of installing it. Check back with me in a few months and I can let you know how it goes.
I'm still hoping the PIKA 1.6 kw turbine will somehow get back in production. They work great and the two in my area are still working fine after many years. JohnBlittersdorf CV Wind Service John Blittersdorf CV Wind Service. On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 1:18 PM Kirpal via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > > Greetings folks! > Anybody have a recommendation for a small decent quality wind turbine > manufacturer with decent quality equipment? We had a small SWWP turbine that > has officially gone belly up and are looking to replace it. We don't do > much these days in the wind scene and are a bit out of the loop. 500-1000 > watt size would be wonderful. > Thanks for any input -opinions - advice! > > Sunny Regards, > Kirpal Khalsa > Oregon LRT#25 > Oregon Solarworks LLC > www.oregonsolarworks.com > 541-299-0402 > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: http://www.members.re-wrenches.org
