Rutland 914i

[charles_reed]

Has anyone had any experience of the new Rutland 914i.

This is the replacement for the 913, with an MPPT controller added to increase effective output at medium to high windspeeds.

 

[sailaboutvic]

if the 913 have anything to go by I wouldnt bother

 

[RobF]

I wrote a pretty full response to wind generators on another thread. By way of summarisation:-
Rutland 914i produces 2AH in a Force 4 wind.
Cost of a 914i, including fixing kit and stays is £630 + £133 + £105 (i.e. £850)
Cost of a 50W Solar Panel (should easiliy produce 2AH on a cloudy day) is £250.

This gives you £600 to spend on a solar panel fixing kit (or £200 on the fixing kit and £400 in your pocket).

 

[pappaecho]

I have a Rutland 913 with HRDX controller, which keeps 400 amp hour battery banks at 14.0 volts
On another boat I have a 80 watt solar panel ( cost £ 149 Jan 2011) with a maplin solar controller which is doing similar for 600 amp hour battery banks.

I suspect that the solar panel will not do so well in winter for obvious reasons. The Rutland is now 5 years old and works perfectly summer.winter rain or shine. Both boats on swinging moorings

 

[mattnj]

I wrote a pretty full response to wind generators on another thread. By way of summarisation:-
Rutland 914i produces 2AH in a Force 4 wind.
Cost of a 914i, including fixing kit and stays is £630 + £133 + £105 (i.e. £850)
Cost of a 50W Solar Panel (should easiliy produce 2AH on a cloudy day) is £250.

This gives you £600 to spend on a solar panel fixing kit (or £200 on the fixing kit and £400 in your pocket).

may be, but what if you have no where to put a panel? I would happily add 100w of solar, but dont even have space for 5w really.

 

[Boo2]

may be, but what if you have no where to put a panel? I would happily add 100w of solar, but dont even have space for 5w really.

+1 : if you haven't got a gantry/radar arch then SP is a bit of a pain to find room for...

Boo2