Hey I know I've made a few comments on what I plan to set up but I'm thinking at least on i2000, two 2.0's, and MAYBE a 4.0 or two. Nebraska winds are common but I like the idea of have a low and high range setup for different weather. Just gonna make my wallet hate me over the course of 3 years getting it all together lol. Keep up the good work!
I messed up a battery using mine in 12 volts hookup. Yeah there ain't been much wind here either. I thought about raising mine a few feet until the winds pick up. It spins a little bit every now and then.
I have a reliable weatherstation, it give also the average windspeed per month. At 8m height our average windspeed is approx 2.75 m/s. At 2.75 the Istabreeze 4.0 gets approx 100W * 24= 2,4 kWh/day * 365 days = 876 kWh a year. I think it's not worth the cost of purchase and maintenance. Or do you think the Istabreeze 4.0 gets more power at 2.75m/s average?
Have you heard or seen anything about a hurricane wind power turbine? Dad is trying to get info so he can compare Instabreeze and Hurricane. Thanks for any help you can give.
I tried some years ago to get them to let me do a comparison between the i1500 and one of their Vector and they didn't want anything to do with. I had always intended to just go back and buy one but other projects kept eating my budget up. I think the fellow who was running the show either retired or passed away, I haven't seen any of those original Hurricane models for sale in a long time. They looked quite promising.
Really like your take on turbines , I have a 1000 watt solar system and wandering if the ista breeze I 500 would help me a night keep my batteries charged , thanks
I've had my i2000 for nearly 2 years now and my Heli 2.0 since 2020. The i1500 and i2000 I highly recommend, the Heli 2.0 is a serious tank but really needs upgraded blades to perform very well. I can't comment on the 4.0 yet, I'm hoping to have mine up and running in the next few weeks.
I have a cheap China 500-watt, 5 blade, 12 v that runs as fast as it can and never put anything on the display. Drill test I did not get the start charging rpm. It makes 6 amps at 800 rpm and 29 amps at 1600 rpm. It will never do 500-watts. Long story short. I plan to do a 4:1 gearing. That might be a little too much. It would be making 6 amps at 200 rpm. Might be to slow but it has 5 blades. Not sure what these things should run at. But as fast as it could go it did nothing hooked up as it should be. I have no idea what gear ratio to put it. I'm sure I will have to adjust blade size to fit the gearing. Any suggestions? Anyone.
I use 100a gauges off eBay like these: www.ebay.com/itm/122029089742. You do have to be certain to select AC vs DC but all the gauges like this work the same otehrwise.
Originally it's nearly twice the surface area as the i1500/2000, but I have the blades trimmed a little so it's less. I haven't actually measured it since trimming the Heli blades down.
Yeah they were the "upgraded" blades...which is really one of the few things I think iSta Breeze got wrong. They should be the standard blades. That would make the turbine cost significantly more but I feel like an expensive product that works really well would sell better than a cheaper one that struggles.
@@ToysforWattsyea, even a small increase in production per day, can realy add up over a year and make all the setting up worth the effort. I was very temped by the heli models, but the weight put me off and the i2000 came in a kit, with a tower etc. so I got that. I have not installed it yet, as I have some ground work to do and some alterations to make to the generator, in order to help it survive all the rain i get. I realy enjoy your experiments. all the very best.
Appreciate the real World data confirming the huge dynamic variability I get too.
Good to see them running, wanting to see that new tower up in the daylight
Your shop looks like mine. Stuff everywhere.
Hey I know I've made a few comments on what I plan to set up but I'm thinking at least on i2000, two 2.0's, and MAYBE a 4.0 or two. Nebraska winds are common but I like the idea of have a low and high range setup for different weather. Just gonna make my wallet hate me over the course of 3 years getting it all together lol.
Keep up the good work!
I messed up a battery using mine in 12 volts hookup. Yeah there ain't been much wind here either. I thought about raising mine a few feet until the winds pick up. It spins a little bit every now and then.
Thanks for the sharpie brother , great video
Same here I put a new wind turbine similar to your I 2000 up and still haven't been able to see what it can do besides if a storm goes though
I have a reliable weatherstation, it give also the average windspeed per month. At 8m height our average windspeed is approx 2.75 m/s. At 2.75 the Istabreeze 4.0 gets approx 100W * 24= 2,4 kWh/day * 365 days = 876 kWh a year. I think it's not worth the cost of purchase and maintenance. Or do you think the Istabreeze 4.0 gets more power at 2.75m/s average?
Have you heard or seen anything about a hurricane wind power turbine? Dad is trying to get info so he can compare Instabreeze and Hurricane. Thanks for any help you can give.
I tried some years ago to get them to let me do a comparison between the i1500 and one of their Vector and they didn't want anything to do with. I had always intended to just go back and buy one but other projects kept eating my budget up. I think the fellow who was running the show either retired or passed away, I haven't seen any of those original Hurricane models for sale in a long time. They looked quite promising.
@ToysforWatts Thanks for the info and for taking the time to answer on the video.
Really like your take on turbines , I have a 1000 watt solar system and wandering if the ista breeze I 500 would help me a night keep my batteries charged , thanks
I had some pretty lacklister results with their i500, it would work well but you'd need to mount it very high in a lot of very clean wind.
may I ask you how long you had them two for? would you recommend either or should one get heli 4.0? thanks
I've had my i2000 for nearly 2 years now and my Heli 2.0 since 2020. The i1500 and i2000 I highly recommend, the Heli 2.0 is a serious tank but really needs upgraded blades to perform very well. I can't comment on the 4.0 yet, I'm hoping to have mine up and running in the next few weeks.
I have a cheap China 500-watt, 5 blade, 12 v that runs as fast as it can and never put anything on the display. Drill test I did not get the start charging rpm. It makes 6 amps at 800 rpm and 29 amps at 1600 rpm. It will never do 500-watts. Long story short. I plan to do a 4:1 gearing. That might be a little too much. It would be making 6 amps at 200 rpm. Might be to slow but it has 5 blades. Not sure what these things should run at. But as fast as it could go it did nothing hooked up as it should be. I have no idea what gear ratio to put it. I'm sure I will have to adjust blade size to fit the gearing. Any suggestions? Anyone.
What guages are those you use? Thanks
I use 100a gauges off eBay like these: www.ebay.com/itm/122029089742. You do have to be certain to select AC vs DC but all the gauges like this work the same otehrwise.
Very interesting turbines i1500 or i 2000 3 and 5 blades production comparision for 1 month 🙂
Would the swept area of the heli be about 50% more than the i 2000 ?
Originally it's nearly twice the surface area as the i1500/2000, but I have the blades trimmed a little so it's less. I haven't actually measured it since trimming the Heli blades down.
@@ToysforWatts I forgot you cut them down and they were special blades too, if I am remembering correctly.
Yeah they were the "upgraded" blades...which is really one of the few things I think iSta Breeze got wrong. They should be the standard blades. That would make the turbine cost significantly more but I feel like an expensive product that works really well would sell better than a cheaper one that struggles.
@@ToysforWattsyea, even a small increase in production per day, can realy add up over a year and make all the setting up worth the effort.
I was very temped by the heli models, but the weight put me off and the i2000 came in a kit, with a tower etc. so I got that. I have not installed it yet, as I have some ground work to do and some alterations to make to the generator, in order to help it survive all the rain i get. I realy enjoy your experiments.
all the very best.
Not high jacking just need a little advice. Thanks
Which one is better??