Wind Generator?
Does anybody use a wind generator? Vs... solar? Has anyone already worked out the pro's - con's? Thanks,
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NightSailor wrote:
Cheap wind generators are loud and obnoxious and justifiable grounds for homicide. Good wind generators are quiet and make for happy neighbors There are only two really quiet wind generators. The D400 is heavy but well made and quiet. And the Super Wind which is the most popular model among yachties today. It would be my choice. The blade set on the Suoer Wind cost $360as these are wind tunnel perfected carbon fiber blades and worth every penny.
Finally, any yachtsman can tell you that it is important to have multiple charging sources. At least two and three or four is better.
To clarify $360 is not going to buy a wind generator especially of great quality as you espouse. I assume you are talking strictly about replacement blades. Then again I've never not heard one when the wind gets cranking. I'd rather listen to a generator than the high pitch whine of a windmill whirring at high speed (might be a personal prefrence thing)
Two sources (three if you count shorepower) is about all I'm seeing most cruising boats and the two are typically generator/alternator and solar. New wind generators just don't seem that common.
Yes, you should wash your solar panels periodically but never saw a great deal of power loss with a quick rinse and swipe of the brush every couple weeks. An RV might actually be worse for this as driving down dusty roads may get them dirty far quicker.
