Maplin Vertical Axis Wind Gen

[VicMallows]

Anyone been tempted by this yet?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/50w-telescopic-vertical-axis-wind-turbine-396269?


Performance sounds a bit too-good-to-be-true to me. (I'll stick with my solar panels).

Vic

 

[guernseyman]

Anyone been tempted by this yet?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/50w-telescopic-vertical-axis-wind-turbine-396269?


Performance sounds a bit too-good-to-be-true to me. (I'll stick with my solar panels).

Vic

No real experience except there was one 100 feet away from me in a gale making a loud whining noise all night. Probably needs to be clamped in such conditions.

 

[ProDave]

Been discussed before.

It's main problem is a high wind speed needed before it will generate any power, and a low "window" of acceptable wind speed.