Small wind installer near central Maine

1 Posts
Jul 20, 2006 12:49 pm
Small wind installer near central Maine

Hi All,
I'm looking to expand my PV system to a hybrid PV/wind system.
I've purchased a an Air X wind turbine, and now I'd like to install it.
Trouble is I'm not sure this is someting I can do myself. I'd like to know if anyone knows of a small wind installer  in Maine.
If not, does anyone have any suggestions on how I should proceed and how hard it is to install your own.

Many Thanks,

Brian
 
Jul 22, 2006 06:36 am
Re: Small wind installer near central Maine


Trouble is I'm not sure this is someting I can do myself.

If there is anything that our human culture on this planet Earth is not short of its cliches. Some designed to encourage someone in a time of doubt.

Sometimes one must get outside of the problem in order to "see" it from a different perspective and by doing so the solution sometimes reveals itself. Its finding the right perspective. That can be different from person to person, day to day. The duties I perform at work include troubleshooting industrial motor control circuits and a lot of the time I am coming in after several people have added and or deleted control devices and circuitry. It can be a real "rats nest" at times and most of the time I have to perform while the plant is in production. I have been told "focus on the tree not the forest." 

Fortune favors the bold.

Necessity is the father of invention.

Nothing ventured nothing gained.

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." - Helen Keller

Ok so that last on is not a cliche be it applies all the same. Then there is my favorite - "Proceed with CAUTION" - which is really an encouragement when you think about. Otherwise it would say "KEEP OUT".
 
22 Posts
Jul 22, 2006 04:31 pm
Re: Small wind installer near central Maine

Hello Brian;
 First check the best area for your turbine. You should be 30ft. above the treeline within a few hundred feet or so. Check http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_wind_towers.html
 This site gives you all you need to know for a do-it-yourselfer.
   Steve
 
1 Posts
Jul 25, 2006 12:05 pm
Re: Small wind installer near central Maine

Brian,

Yes can do this yourself. I have installed an AirX on a 27 foot tower with guy wires over a year ago and am now in the process of installing a 45 foot tower. Every thing worked as expected on the 27 foot tower and the system has endured 4 seasons of weather without a problem (I live in Michigan).

What I have learned is location and height is everything when it comes to these smaller systems. My first system was really just a feasibility test. Once I saw the AirX start producing power I was hooked! So now I am going to the next phase of this project by putting the turbine higher.

It would take me pages to impart everything I learned the hard way, but if you have specific questions I will be glad to help you out.

Best Regards

Joe Tomashik
 

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