sjclewes
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im looking to put a wind generator on my southerly105 maybe a d400 or kiss can anybody recomend best place to purchace and price and are they anygood which one would everybody recomend?
Which wind generator d400 or kiss
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Marmalade
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We use an air-x - fitted by Fox's
CSFenwick
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Very happy with my D400 but it's quite big - IMO you need a boat 35ft+ to 'wear' it happily. Available direct from Eclectic http://www.d400.co.uk/ or Bardens also sell them http://www.barden-uk.com/d400-wind-turbines.html.
Either way you should budget £1,500 for the D400, regulator and a 316 S/St tower to mount it on. Don't scrimp on the tower. A lot of money but they are excellent generators and the noise level is low.
No idea about KISS - are they available in the UK?
You should also look at Air-X which were a good bit cheaper (than D400) when the $/£ was 2:1, likely less good now. Also good power output but you'll need to take the considerable noise into account!
Either way you should budget £1,500 for the D400, regulator and a 316 S/St tower to mount it on. Don't scrimp on the tower. A lot of money but they are excellent generators and the noise level is low.
No idea about KISS - are they available in the UK?
You should also look at Air-X which were a good bit cheaper (than D400) when the $/£ was 2:1, likely less good now. Also good power output but you'll need to take the considerable noise into account!
BrianH
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You should also look at Air-X which were a good bit cheaper (than D400) when the $/£ was 2:1, likely less good now. Also good power output but you'll need to take the considerable noise into account!
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There is a thread on the Liveaboard forum here that discusses the Air-X and a new version, the Air Breeze, which may be quieter, although only 200W instead of the Air-X's 400W.
You should also look at Air-X which were a good bit cheaper (than D400) when the $/£ was 2:1, likely less good now. Also good power output but you'll need to take the considerable noise into account!
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There is a thread on the Liveaboard forum here that discusses the Air-X and a new version, the Air Breeze, which may be quieter, although only 200W instead of the Air-X's 400W.
sjclewes
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thanks for the reply ive bought the tower from barden for a airex which i bought of ebay big mistake looked under the cover unit was in bits hense looking for either d400 or kiss but d4oo expensive is there any wholsalers of them?
Gerry
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We have a Kiss, installed in Trinidad by the manufacturer, but they will send worldwide and offer a superb service.
Ours is now 10 years old and I heartily recommend the product.
It is a substantial piece of kit though, we are a 40 footer. However it provides ALL our power. NO solar or generator. 98% of the time it is sufficient.
It's quiet when running, simple to maintain, and efficient at producing power.
www.gerryantics.blogspot.com
Ours is now 10 years old and I heartily recommend the product.
It is a substantial piece of kit though, we are a 40 footer. However it provides ALL our power. NO solar or generator. 98% of the time it is sufficient.
It's quiet when running, simple to maintain, and efficient at producing power.
www.gerryantics.blogspot.com
