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Testimonial This is the account of a personal
installation of a Chinese Wind Turbine just off The package was delivered in three
boxes, comprising the turbine, the wind blades and the control box/regulator. It
appeared to be well boxed and in good condition. Little did I realize that this was
going to be a day to remember? We also filled the centre hole,
which takes the support hinge for the whole structure. Everything appeared to be working
well so far, until we got out the 3 lengths of pipe that supposedly fit into
each other. We fitted the first pipe and things
were looking good.........until we tried to fit the second piece into it, no
matter how hard we smashed with the
sledge hammer, it would not fit, and it even appeared that the concrete we had
just poured was being dislodged by the banging. So we immediately removed the pipe
and positioned one end against a solid nearby boulder, while we tried to hammer
the second length in. After endless banging we could only
get it in about 20 mm instead of the obvious 50 mm extrusion, so we compromised.
Where there is a will, there is a way. We applied the same technique to
attach it to the other pipes, again managing only about 20 mm, but she was going
to go up, by hook or by crook. Next we tried to fit the composite
blades, of which there are 3 with predrilled holes to suit the threaded holes,
which of cause needed some reaming out with a round file. The next job was to fit the tail
assembly, which not to our surprise, did not fit between the flanges, the
Sparky, called Vick was quick to get the sledge hammer and tell it who was
boss. Ron’s job was to hold it into
position while we two attached all the cables to the star post holes, this was
going well until the nuts supplied with the cable tie crimps stripped before too
much tightening could be achieved Ron raced off to his farm and
retrieved some "made in Australia" tie crimps, which were then added for
security, as the turbine was intended to stay were she was, and stay she would,
because this baby was going to produce electricity soon, if she liked it or
not. Again Ron saved the day when he
suggested he would drive his pick up Ute underneath it, tie a rope around the
blades and hold a step ladder on the back while I went up there with some oil
and a spanner to fix the fin. This was one of those jobs I could have done
without. Balancing on the top of a ladder positioned on a Ute parked on the side
of a hill! But we did it!! All was
well, the turbine immediately produced electricity, and at least we thought it
was, but again, we were ahead of ourselves. On checking the other end of the 100
meter long 2.5 mm heavy duty cable, with the controller box connected, it did
not appear to register any power at all, we then concluded that the controller
box was faulty, so Sparky was called in again, and as an emergency measure, he
fitted a car alternator until the box was returned. This works fine as long as
you have a big battery bank, if you didn’t it could result in over charging your
batteries. The new controller box was delivered
even before the week was out, and you may be very surprised to hear this, but
she is beautiful, the blades turn about 80% of the time and she produces a good
number of watts, not bad compared to my two solar panels that produce 160 watt
max in peak conditions. In fact, when the wind really
started blowing, the amp meter raced up between 12 and 18 amps, causing the
battery voltage to increase to 29.5 volt, from the normal 27 volts average on my
system. At which point the solenoid automatically switches the power off the
batteries and onto the shunt built into the controller box instead, till it
drops about 2 volt and then switches on again. I Was told by an expert that the
unit installation is often associated with difficulties, but the end result is
all worth it, the magneto itself, the heart of the unit is a gem, well
engineered (or copied) and is a very nice piece of work, and all this for $499.
Personally, I think it was well worth it. So if you want a challenge, and
something to talk about for the rest of your life...purchase our wind generator,
we guarantee it will be a talking point!! Most installations are much less
painful, in fact according to Sparky, the other 12 he did were fairly pain
free.. Recommended
tools: Small ring spanners, shifter, round
and square file, some rope, extra cable ties, 100 meter roll of heavy duty 2.5
mm electrical 3 core cable, 2 people to help you, and a qualified
Sparky. Recommend that you place the wind
generator as far away from you as possible, 100 metres or a little more, as some
noise is audible and changing, depending on wind direction and velocity.
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