brandnewb
Going for serious. starting as newb
it could be that I am overseas and that this better bureau does not allow overseas connections looking in 
Small wind turbines no longer worth it?
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wshankmo
Vice President, Missouri Wind and Solar
If you have a site that will support it and you buy one, we will support the hell out of it.Anyway, we tend to be rather skeptical around here for good reason.
If you really want to convince this community of the soundness of your product You can send me one, I'll be more than willing to review it.
Heads up though, if it works I won't send it back
wshankmo
Vice President, Missouri Wind and Solar
Living off-grid and having just gone through a really horrible December for solar production, it is incredibly convenient to have that extra power provided by my wind turbine. On the days we had the least sun, it was still giving enough power to keep the battery depletion at bay until the sun came back out. If my alternative was running a gas generator, I am happy to have had wind.
sunshine_eggo
Happy Breffast!
My personal story:
At one point, I had no clue about wind.
MWANDS was willing to sell me the same turbine with a higher rated output for a significant bump in price. Now that I understand that would be flushing those extra dollars down the toilet, I have a very low opinion of them. Felt pretty exploitative.
I see a number of MWANDS units in my area. The installer that installed most of them switched away from them after several negative experiences.
At one point, I had no clue about wind.
MWANDS was willing to sell me the same turbine with a higher rated output for a significant bump in price. Now that I understand that would be flushing those extra dollars down the toilet, I have a very low opinion of them. Felt pretty exploitative.
I see a number of MWANDS units in my area. The installer that installed most of them switched away from them after several negative experiences.
wshankmo
Vice President, Missouri Wind and Solar
I'm not sure what your experience was - that seems very odd. We just can't afford unhappy customers. If you'd like to reach out to me directly, I would be glad to look into what happened.
sunshine_eggo
Happy Breffast!
What happened was that the salesperson was more interested in a higher $ sale than taking ANY steps needed to ensure the product was right for the customer.
With 10-12mph average winds, a 2000W output option vs. the 1000W output on the same turbine doesn't get me anything. The exact wattages escape me, but the price difference was notable, and it would have been completely wasted in my application.
wshankmo
Vice President, Missouri Wind and Solar
Seriously, if you could post an order number or anything like that (or message me), I would like to look into it.
sunshine_eggo
Happy Breffast!
Seriously. I'll never be a customer.
Advice: Just make sure your people make some effort to ensure the product offered is appropriate for the customer's needs. 15-30 seconds two probing questions would have made a difference. If that's too much to ask of your sales org. That conveys something as well.
Wind Resources
Rule 1: The power rating of a wind turbine has NOTHING to do with the amount of power you'll get. The amount of power you get depends on the size and efficiency of your wind turbine, and your wind. The power rating of a wind turbine is just its...
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wshankmo
Vice President, Missouri Wind and Solar
I get that. If you were willing to share, I would have run back through the process to see where we went wrong.Seriously. I'll never be a customer.
Advice: Just make sure your people make some effort to ensure the product offered is appropriate for the customer's needs. 15-30 seconds two probing questions would have made a difference. If that's too much to ask of your sales org. That conveys something as well.
Wind Resources
Rule 1: The power rating of a wind turbine has NOTHING to do with the amount of power you'll get. The amount of power you get depends on the size and efficiency of your wind turbine, and your wind. The power rating of a wind turbine is just its...
HighDesertOffgrid
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I discarded the included controller immediately and sourced a 100a rectifier straight to the batteries. I installed an MPPT controller in-line on 01-10-23 to test whether allowing the blades to maintain momentum (an object in motion tends to stay in motion) will show any significant gain in production. Without a "control" it wont be a very scientific comparison, but I think the logic is sound. I will try to post production data as I get it.
I'd imagine you'll get more power with an MPPT , looking forward to hearing results
brandnewb
Going for serious. starting as newb
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know it is counter intuitive to love the french. But given that they brought the metic system I am considering to doing so.
brandnewb
Going for serious. starting as newb
@sunshine_eggo , do you remember this holiday you had in your teens? In where you ran into this girl called Delphine?NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know it is counter intuitive to love the french. But given that they brought the metic system I am considering to doing so.
If not, it's ok. It's a snippet of my own life. Just meant to say. The French are not discarded yet.
