400W-24V

This is wind turbine number 3. We’ve had 2 Air X turbines fail in our winds and the Air X was incredibly loud. We have steady winds to 30mph and rare gusts to 100mph. We have a 40amp break switch and a rope tied to the back so we can “lock” it out of the wind when it gets to strong. Very quiet turbine. Today is gusts to 50 and I don’t hear it in my house. I’m waiting to save to buy another turbine. Update: Dec 01 had a ice storm that caused ice to hit the spinning turbine. The blades are well built and took the impact resulting in a small chip in one of blades. I emailed pikasola and they immediately sent me a new turbine blade. Well built product that handles wind better than other turbines I have purchased. Have 2 and looking to get more.

Overall this wind gen is pretty good for the price. It should really be advertised as 100 watts, since it takes over 30 knot winds to achieve anything close to 200 watts and storm force winds to exceed that. I live in a very windy area so it consistently produces decent output. I’m running 1 kw of solar as well so the wind gen pulls to help charge the batteries when it’s cloudy a few days in a row. This was the second one I’ve purchased. I ran the last one hard for three years and the output was really dropping. I replaced it with the same one so I’d have spare parts onhand. One small complaint was the sticker placed on the leeward side of the blade. It’s the annoying paper sticker that is impossible to remove and junks up the look of the product. It leaves sticker scar and does affect airflow over the blade. I hope the company ready this and stops putting stickers on the blades.

This turbine struggled to make ANY power in steady 15 mph winds. Worse yet, it was consuming about 200 m.a. at around 10 mph once the electronics woke up. I waited to return the turbine since a storm was rolling in bringing up to 40 mph sustained winds. The storm came and the turbine was absolutely screaming. Peak amperage with a 47 mph gust was 9 amps at 13.2 volts. (This works out to 118 watts) almost 75% below this touted 400 watt business advertised. The healthy and tested 75 ah. battery was deliberately depleted to 50% for this test. No loads. Just the battery. Unit was mounted in free air 20 above sea level. Zero obstructions in all directions at the end of an open marina here in Seattle. I have owned other turbines in this same class and build (Air X marine) and it produced more than 40 amps in similar conditions. Some other notable crap in this bundle include, but are not limited to are: Noisy rotor bearings, short and undersized output wires, useless rectifier/controller, toy-like inaccurate anemometer. In closing, curiosity got the better of me to see if a $260 turbine that looked, and was reviewed this well could be true... Nope. Everyone that slammed this product knows what a reputable turbine company puts out as their product. Save your $1500 or so and buy a Rutland wind charger or Air X breeze.

I like the design of the turbine aesthetically. However I do not enjoy that the spec. Sheet given with the turbine as well as the sticker on the housing is listed as a 12/24v product but the turbine itself only produces 12v. Its possibly still useful to me but not for the purpose that I bought it. But if you need a 12v turbine this will do the work if its windy around where you install it.

Decided to add to my solar farm with this wind turbine. This is my second one and it works great. The wind speed meter is handy, allowing you to judge its output versus wind speed. It can be a little confusing to assemble, it does come in numerous pieces. The manufacturer make a solid effort to negate this and includes fairly thorough instructions which I never read until I screw up or get stuck. I would recommend this turbine to someone looking for a little supplemental power.

We mounted it late December however we’re in the slow process of building a new controller. Never got it hooked up. We did the recommended short circuit to put a brake on the blades. Mounted it At recommended height. In retrospect I would mount it much lower to allow some wind breaks. We’ve had some gale force winds and the nose cone flew off yesterday. Sounded like the bearings were out but too high and windy to do anything about it. On the ground when we got home this afternoon. Not for high wind areas.

Buying Chinese is usually like a bad box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get but don't expect much. This time I was pleasantly surprised. Well-packaged double corrugated cardboard. Rigid molded Styrofoam. Assembly tools included. Directions in chinglish of course but easy to follow none the less. Quality materials. Performed about as I expected. This is where most of the reviews on this and similar products go astray. Don't expect 400W from 15 mph winds--or even 30mph. The performance chart is based on "ideal" conditions. Back down your expectations by 50% and you'll be pleased. Customer service by email is great. Response within 24 hours even though there's a significant time difference. One concern though. This is probably a knock off. In fact all the Chinese made mills look identical to other far more expensive products. Longevity? Performance? Infringement? Who knows? Updated April 7 2022 Pikasola gave me a full refund 2 - 3 months ago (bad bearing) Performance: about 100w at 30mph

Initially had some issue with the unit. The company was very supportive and sent what I needed right away. You need to realize that rated power is at ~30m/h winds. The 10-15 winds we get each day will produce much less power. Hind site, I shout have bought the 5 blade unit which has a lower starting speed