Thanks Scott. If we can't get this one fixed, I'll be placing an order soon.
Randy On 1/18/2010 9:04 AM, Scott Parsons wrote: > Those turbine can operate open loop so the controller just disconnects the > battery from the turbine when the battery is fully charged. > It doesn't hurt the turbine to operate with no load. > Regards, > Scott > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Randy Cosby > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 7:39 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] wind turbine > > What does happen when the battery is fully charged if you do not have a dump > load with the tycon turbines? > > Scott Parsons<sc...@e-zy.net> wrote: > > >> Randy, >> >> You don't need a dump load with the Tycon Power Systems turbines. It's >> just an option. Some folks like to dump any extra power (after the >> batteries are fully charged) off to a heater or other load. >> >> Scott >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Chuck Profito >> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 10:33 AM >> To: 'WISPA General List' >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] wind turbine >> >> Has anybody used Swift 's ? quiet and small but I have no idea how >> they hold up in extreme weather. >> But I think the one that's coming on hard is Flow Design's. Way too >> big for us now, but if they ever get their head out of the clouds, they >> could be a real contender for small home and commercial turbines. >> IMHO, Keep a close eye on this one. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Randy Cosby >> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 9:12 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] wind turbine >> >> Good feedback. The air breeze came off the mountain just before I left >> for AF, so I haven't taken it apart yet. Smelled a bit toasty though. >> >> Anyone tried the Tycon Power systems turbine yet? Obviously will need >> an external controller and load dump. >> >> Randy >> >> >> On 1/15/2010 9:59 AM, MDK wrote: >> >>> I've used the Air-X and had it survive many storms and winds of 60-80. >>> >>> I changed to Air Breeze because SWWP suggested that it would charge >>> better in low winds, and the circuit board was not prone to die every >>> year to 18 months. >>> >>> My Air Breeze failed repeatedly - it never lasted more than 45 days. >>> >> Each >> >>> time the insides totally melted down, into a toxic mess. Each time a >>> >> storm >> >>> came through it failed - the Air-X is nothing like that. I just >>> >> reverted >> >>> back to Air-X, because SWWP got tired of replacing it for me and gave >>> me a new Air-X instead of fixing my Breeze. >>> >>> What kind of power requirements do you have? I've seen a couple of >>> >> others >> >>> that might serve you, as well. I don't' have time at the moment to look >>> them up. They're all considerably smaller than the Air-X in power >>> >> output. >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "Randy Cosby"<dco...@infowest.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 3:19 PM >>> To: "WISPA General List"<wireless@wispa.org> >>> Subject: [WISPA] wind turbine >>> >>> >>> >>>> Anyone using wind turbines in high-wind areas? We had a Southwest >>>> wind power AirBreeze get shredded - probably 80+mph winds. 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