I have the 2000 watt, 48v turbine. My highest wind speed so far has been 29 mph and it produced 1600 watts. I have had mine up for 4 months now. Still going strong.
I think your next step is just go for buy 2000 to 5000 wind turbine. I to feel like I'm getting scammed with the 500 w turbines. I'm building a new tower About 38 feet tall That could handle a 10000 W turbine and I'm gonna test it with a 2000. I have been watching your videos, but I'm in a little bit of a different situation because I have nice wind lake affect. Subscribed.
Have you considered ideal diode rectifiers? I made one using a LT4320 chip before but never put any great load on it. If they worked you wouldn't need fans and you would harvest a few more watts
These videos are very informative. I’m buying the istabreeze 1500 because of this. I’m going to use this on my camper. Keep these videos going their very interesting 👏💪👌
Ista Breeze excellent company, I ordered a 5 blade hub and when I got it it was one for a tapered shaft, I complained and they sent me another hub with straight shaft hole 3 days later at no extra costs. Ista Breeze wants you to be 100% happy.
This video shows how I manage the power produced. No brakes or dump loads...it all goes into an inverter which dumps into shop's lighting first and anything left goes into the grid. oops seems I forgot to paste the link: th-cam.com/video/icDuNuKkgU4/w-d-xo.html
Is it normal for the d.c side of the rectifier to produce voltage above the battery bank voltage .. I haven't hooked it to anything yet.. I was testing the proper polarity on the dc side of rectifier and has gotten as high as 87 volts.. bat bank is 48v
absolutely! unloaded voltage can be two to three times battery bank voltage...there’s actually some formulas floating around that account for what your unloaded voltage will be but tha5 kind of math has ever been a strong point of mine. i know my i1500 (24v) is around 60v unloaded and my Heli (48v) will kick out 120+!
@@ToysforWatts nice I have the i1500 up and am about to tie it all in .. she's kicking tail with 30 mph gusts.. I will wait till it settles down before I connect it.. thanks don't for get to subscribe to my channel video coming soon..
Excellent it looks like that one will out run the others hands down. i see what your saying about the tail at 0.52 it gets a good wobble on but i'm sure you'll fix that no problem. i look forward you any more output videos you do
Thank you! I've actually already got a steel tail to throw on it but the experiment is to run each turbine for at least 90 days or until it breaks...and, who knows, the tail may last longer than I expect.
My guess is if the plastic is of good quality it will be fine as i'm sure they will be tested in the factory, i've been looking at these turbines since seeing yours but only find a 12v 24v or 48v you said your battery is 36v so can i ask is your turbine a 36v or 48v ??
I try to get turbines that are only labeled for 24v but yes I am running them on a 36v battery bank. One of my turbines was labeled as being 48v and I went through several different battery arrangements to try and find one that would work for that turbine...12 and 24 seemed to just act like a brake and 48 had it free wheeling, but 36v seemed to work okay...and it's seemed to work pretty well with my other turbines, too...so I haven't gone back and changed it. It is something I need to do, though...my inverters suck the batteries down pretty damn hard in the 36v configuration.
@@ToysforWatts Thanks for that, if that turbine is a 24v then that's quite impressive for it to be charging your 36v bank it must be kicking out some good voltage, my 24v if spun at 460 rpm will only give me 13w on a 24v bank but if i hook it to a 12v bank it will give me 145w, this is only been done with a drill mind i've not tried it up the pole, i read somewhere that a bigger turbine on a smaller bank will act like a brake but i couldn't understand why this would be as i was thinking a smaller bank voltage would be less resistance
1200 that is pretty respectable , it is a good bit higher than the others though something to take into account, yeah i heard if you dont keep the rectifiers cool they loose efficiency, i mounted mine on some big cpu coolers no fans required for mine.
@@ToysforWatts yeah i have the same rectifiers , i was pushing 60 amps through mine due to be 12v system, but now im using a midnite classic so less amps + less heat. that tower is pretty epic wish i could do the same
@@ToysforWatts don't mean to be all like "watch my video" but i did setup my rectifiers quite nicely on top of CPU fans with temp sensors. Works excellent and keeps efficiency high. Check out my channel. It's the video about the 500 and 800 watt turbines. 👍
I'm going to be putting the higher wattage turbine rectifiers on standoffs with case fans like this. It's not something I'd done in the past because I didn't want to bother with temp switches and such but I'm going to have to with the i1500 and Heli.
Tom.. i have mine up now. But im wondering.. i have 24v marked the the generator. and i have 2.. 12v car batterys in series that i charge. But the mill dont always give 24V some times its giving 20V.. How do you handle that?
First, what kind of charge controller are you using? The turbine is going to make 24v+ when it's spinning fast enough. Keep in mind the rating for this turbine is over 25mph...I'm usually not getting full voltage off of it under it's got 10mph worth of wind on it. I've also seen several of them that needed somewhat of a break in period to get working smoothly.
@@ToysforWatts Ahh i see.. i have a 24v inverter on its way.. right now im just charging the two batteries. To test a bit before the inverter arrives.. the wind has increased now.. and its doing over 24v all time now.. True as you say it need much wind.... i think its a storm here now almost lol.. hope the proppellers will hold without load.
Hi i have just mounted my ista 1500w ona 7m pole.. manual says start wind 2m/s it doesnt move abit in 6m/s unloaded. I have the 3 blade version.. what do you think? All mechinics seems to be ok notting is breaking it and it feels ok. Do you have to break in the generator or something.. its brand new.
It seems like I had to have mine up in the air for a while before it really started turning easy, but in 6m/s it should be running...maybe not producing much but should be running. What voltage is the turbine set up for? It'll be printed on the tag on the nacelle, either 24v or 48v. What battery voltage are you running? If you disconnect the turbine from the batteries does it start turning?
@@ToysforWatts Right now its not connected to anything.. the cable is on the ground and i have made sure its not shorted.. Mine is the 24V version.. I have 3 Blade version aswell.. Well lets hope it just needs to break in some ? It gonna be windy later this week they say.. maybe it has to set in a bit.. If i poke it with a stick or something it runs like 2-3 turns. so i dont seem to be stucked. But it could be as you say.. needs to be upp a while
Its spinning as F now.. i just hade to get som real godd wind to break in.. im currently having 11mph wind and its working... But have to wait for some parts b4 i can start loading it
Nice to see her workin. I see what you mean about that tail. I wonder why they designed it so flimsy. The cost difference between 22 guage steel and 18 is so minimal. 1500 watts is actually a fair deal of energy. The generator itself seems to be up to par but the chassis it's paired to is not. Lets hope it doesn't rip apart.
The tail isn't made out of steel...it's PVC, or some very similar poly compound. You can see the full parts break down here: th-cam.com/video/L7sb_oQTgE8/w-d-xo.html
ha the nature of the experiment is that that every turbine is run as the manufacturer sends it for 90 days, or until it breaks. If the tail breaks, that's a failure, and I can bring it down...the tail breaking is the best case scenario for a failure...there's other components I'm more concerned about. I think with some small changes this turbine could be very nice and reliable.
@@ToysforWatts yeah for sure! You could almost strip the generator rite off that chassis and mount it to a thermodyne style frame and it'd probably rock. Bigger, heavier tail and solid mounting base and its a real power producer.
The ones I've kept I think have done okay...they met their ratings. But, yeah, people under estimate how much a 400w turbine will really make. Unless it's always in a hard driving wind it's going to produce very little cumulative power. I think it's all about have realistic expectations :D
Nah the rules are they run for 90 days or until they break! I am watching those bolts, though...if I see one come all the way out I'm considering it a failure and bring it down.
No it's actually quite quiet even in hard wind. I can tell you, though, that if you have it right next to you that you'll be able to hear it hum. If you have it hard mounted to a structure it will resonate through that structure. All of my turbines are 100 yards away from my house, I can't hear them over the wind noise, but the all the turbines mounted to my shop I can hear loudly inside my shop when they're really making power.
My control setup is described here: th-cam.com/video/icDuNuKkgU4/w-d-xo.html It's important to note, though, that if you have only one turbine you are considerably better off using a legit MPPT wind turbine controller. My setup is this way because I need to control MANY wind turbines. It is not efficient and there's very little in the way of failsafe control. If I was dedicated to only one I would have a Midnight controller running it. A real controller will get more power out of the turbine.
That one is a solar controller. You would need one like this: www.ebay.com/itm/Midnite-Solar-Classic-150-MPPT-Charge-Controller-Regulator-150V-96A-USA-Midnight/261667463020
@@ToysforWatts what you thing about this? pl.aliexpress.com/i/32332411159.html and dc meter like yours and what battery bank will be better 48v or 36v? Ista breeze i2000 48v of corse. This setup will be ok?
@@tomaszplinta1405 With the i2000, assuming it's the only turbine you're running, it would be better to connect to a 48v bank. 36v works for me but I'm using it to accommodate a couple of turbines that would be better suited at 48v as well as turbines intended to run at 24v. Again, this is a setup that sacrifices efficiency in order for me to run a wide variety of turbines. I would be reluctant to suggest that charge controller for something as large as the i2000. I've seen similar controllers work pretty well with smaller turbines but I would be worried that the i2000 would overpower it. I've seen a lot of them fail when being run at full output for extended periods of time. They get very hot and the circuits can't handle it. They also will not offer you any power point tracking...this is something that varies resistance on the turbine to keep the turbine's speed in a nice, sweet sport for power production. That unit will let the turbine do whatever it wants. I know a controller like the midnight classic is pretty expensive, but I think it's the best way to go. It's the way I would go in your position.
Are those tower pipes 2 7/8" oilfield schedule 80? If so, those things way about 300 pounds each. What would I like to know is how in the world did you get them raised? Wow is all I can say. Great video by the way.
I can't remember if it's 2 3/8 or 2 7/8, but it is oilfield casing and yeah it is 200~250lbs per stick. The tower is super heavy. I have it on a hinge and stand it up with a lever. Pulls right up, super easy. I pulled my windmill tower up the same way. This video shows me pulling the pipe tower up: th-cam.com/video/TYyGqD6Kn6A/w-d-xo.html
@@ToysforWatts Whoah, that was scary using the truck, but job well done. I am impressed and now I have an idea how to do my tower raising using 2 7/8" pipe. But I have an electric winch to replace the truck method. Thanks so much for the info.
I would not have your bridge rectfier's mounted on wood. if making rated power the heat is high. I burnt out a couple of that style with my 750 hurricane. I think they should have a heat sink and lots of air
The rectifiers are mated to heat sinks...they have a pretty large fin area. But I'm not too keen on the i1500 being mated to wood. The others have never been more than "a little warm" before, but they're not moving near as much power. I'm in the process of building a new board and the new setups will have the rectifiers mounted on steel, ducted standoffs with fans to help keep them cool.
No they're not. I need to install a disconnect on the shop side and the wiring will be buried in conduit between the turbine and the wall. It's a couple hours work I kind of have to spread out over the next week.
I do wish the wires off the stator had been larger but their size hasn't prevented it from performing quite well. I have seen some ridiculously high peaks and I've recently started tracking total production off the turbine (see my latest video) and it's doing really well. My take is that the i1500 is easily the best watt per dollar on the consumer market right now.
@@ToysforWatts well thanks to you i bought one . And building tower from scratch.. 32ft fence pole. I finally found a pipe to fit it in order to make the mount. Its very close but the size of the stem coming out of turbine is def not standard size.
No sir I have #10 solid wire coming down the tower and and all the way to the rectifier...probably about 60ft, may 70ft all together. I would suggest stranded wire if you got it, I used what I had on hand. If I can find the funds for it I would like to go back up both the i1500 and Heli towers with 8g.
@@ToysforWatts the other tuber ussed 12 or 14 guage extension cord.. you know the yellow/orange shop cords.. i thought was a really good idea.. and much cheaper.. 100ft like 50-60 bucks menards.. or go to flea markets 10-20 bucks
Thanks I'm gonna order one .. what's the max u see from it on a 24volt battery bank.. I have a Missouri & solar 1600 watt but not seeing any good reading unless it's like 50mph winds
Can you share what model you have and how you have it set up? Because I have one that's exceeded every claim they put on the paperwork. It's not my intent to really try and promote them, but I keep having people respond to my success with "well mine sucks so they all suck period"...and, so far, when I ask people to maybe explain how they have it set up all I get in return is silence or, at best, uninformative muttering.
I have the 2000 watt, 48v turbine. My highest wind speed so far has been 29 mph and it produced 1600 watts. I have had mine up for 4 months now. Still going strong.
Thats pretty impressive. Can that charge your whole house?
Excellent read out status for the 1000 Watter . It seems to be paying off in first production .
I think your next step is just go for buy 2000 to 5000 wind turbine. I to feel like I'm getting scammed with the 500 w turbines. I'm building a new tower About 38 feet tall That could handle a 10000 W turbine and I'm gonna test it with a 2000. I have been watching your videos, but I'm in a little bit of a different situation because I have nice wind lake affect. Subscribed.
Very nice setup
Very nice.
Tengo un problema con mi regulador de volt.es para usarse con turbina y placas pero no se donde conectó las placas.
Have you considered ideal diode rectifiers? I made one using a LT4320 chip before but never put any great load on it. If they worked you wouldn't need fans and you would harvest a few more watts
I've never heard of them, but will look into them.
Which direction does the blades turn? Clockwise or counterclockwise?
These videos are very informative. I’m buying the istabreeze 1500 because of this.
I’m going to use this on my camper.
Keep these videos going their very interesting 👏💪👌
Ista Breeze excellent company, I ordered a 5 blade hub and when I got it it was one for a tapered shaft, I complained and they sent me another hub with straight shaft hole 3 days later at no extra costs. Ista Breeze wants you to be 100% happy.
please make a video of it when u get it up and running :)
Great Job, can you share about break or dump for your systems
This video shows how I manage the power produced. No brakes or dump loads...it all goes into an inverter which dumps into shop's lighting first and anything left goes into the grid.
oops seems I forgot to paste the link: th-cam.com/video/icDuNuKkgU4/w-d-xo.html
Is it normal for the d.c side of the rectifier to produce voltage above the battery bank voltage .. I haven't hooked it to anything yet.. I was testing the proper polarity on the dc side of rectifier and has gotten as high as 87 volts.. bat bank is 48v
absolutely! unloaded voltage can be two to three times battery bank voltage...there’s actually some formulas floating around that account for what your unloaded voltage will be but tha5 kind of math has ever been a strong point of mine. i know my i1500 (24v) is around 60v unloaded and my Heli (48v) will kick out 120+!
@@ToysforWatts nice I have the i1500 up and am about to tie it all in .. she's kicking tail with 30 mph gusts.. I will wait till it settles down before I connect it.. thanks don't for get to subscribe to my channel video coming soon..
Top, best regards from Balticsea
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Don't you need Brakes? Usually a wind turbine comes with a controller with brakes built in. In case the wind is too strong
Excellent it looks like that one will out run the others hands down. i see what your saying about the tail at 0.52 it gets a good wobble on but i'm sure you'll fix that no problem. i look forward you any more output videos you do
Thank you! I've actually already got a steel tail to throw on it but the experiment is to run each turbine for at least 90 days or until it breaks...and, who knows, the tail may last longer than I expect.
My guess is if the plastic is of good quality it will be fine as i'm sure they will be tested in the factory, i've been looking at these turbines since seeing yours but only find a 12v 24v or 48v you said your battery is 36v so can i ask is your turbine a 36v or 48v ??
I try to get turbines that are only labeled for 24v but yes I am running them on a 36v battery bank. One of my turbines was labeled as being 48v and I went through several different battery arrangements to try and find one that would work for that turbine...12 and 24 seemed to just act like a brake and 48 had it free wheeling, but 36v seemed to work okay...and it's seemed to work pretty well with my other turbines, too...so I haven't gone back and changed it.
It is something I need to do, though...my inverters suck the batteries down pretty damn hard in the 36v configuration.
@@ToysforWatts Thanks for that, if that turbine is a 24v then that's quite impressive for it to be charging your 36v bank it must be kicking out some good voltage, my 24v if spun at 460 rpm will only give me 13w on a 24v bank but if i hook it to a 12v bank it will give me 145w, this is only been done with a drill mind i've not tried it up the pole, i read somewhere that a bigger turbine on a smaller bank will act like a brake but i couldn't understand why this would be as i was thinking a smaller bank voltage would be less resistance
Turbulent winds will make the tail bounce around
1200 that is pretty respectable , it is a good bit higher than the others though something to take into account, yeah i heard if you dont keep the rectifiers cool they loose efficiency, i mounted mine on some big cpu coolers no fans required for mine.
These rectifiers have cooling fins on them so should have some heat sink capacity, but I don't think it's enough for the iSta Breeze.
@@ToysforWatts yeah i have the same rectifiers , i was pushing 60 amps through mine due to be 12v system, but now im using a midnite classic so less amps + less heat. that tower is pretty epic wish i could do the same
@@ToysforWatts don't mean to be all like "watch my video" but i did setup my rectifiers quite nicely on top of CPU fans with temp sensors. Works excellent and keeps efficiency high. Check out my channel. It's the video about the 500 and 800 watt turbines. 👍
take a 120 mm computer fan, they run on 12 volt. then make a funnel for it, with a hose out for each of those rectifiers. will cool them easily.
I'm going to be putting the higher wattage turbine rectifiers on standoffs with case fans like this. It's not something I'd done in the past because I didn't want to bother with temp switches and such but I'm going to have to with the i1500 and Heli.
Tom.. i have mine up now. But im wondering.. i have 24v marked the the generator. and i have 2.. 12v car batterys in series that i charge. But the mill dont always give 24V some times its giving 20V.. How do you handle that?
First, what kind of charge controller are you using? The turbine is going to make 24v+ when it's spinning fast enough. Keep in mind the rating for this turbine is over 25mph...I'm usually not getting full voltage off of it under it's got 10mph worth of wind on it. I've also seen several of them that needed somewhat of a break in period to get working smoothly.
@@ToysforWatts Ahh i see.. i have a 24v inverter on its way.. right now im just charging the two batteries. To test a bit before the inverter arrives.. the wind has increased now.. and its doing over 24v all time now.. True as you say it need much wind.... i think its a storm here now almost lol.. hope the proppellers will hold without load.
@@ToysforWatts Another question. Have you considered to try 5 blades?
Hi i have just mounted my ista 1500w ona 7m pole.. manual says start wind 2m/s it doesnt move abit in 6m/s unloaded.
I have the 3 blade version.. what do you think? All mechinics seems to be ok notting is breaking it and it feels ok.
Do you have to break in the generator or something.. its brand new.
It seems like I had to have mine up in the air for a while before it really started turning easy, but in 6m/s it should be running...maybe not producing much but should be running. What voltage is the turbine set up for? It'll be printed on the tag on the nacelle, either 24v or 48v. What battery voltage are you running? If you disconnect the turbine from the batteries does it start turning?
@@ToysforWatts Right now its not connected to anything.. the cable is on the ground and i have made sure its not shorted.. Mine is the 24V version..
I have 3 Blade version aswell.. Well lets hope it just needs to break in some ? It gonna be windy later this week they say.. maybe it has to set in a bit..
If i poke it with a stick or something it runs like 2-3 turns. so i dont seem to be stucked.
But it could be as you say.. needs to be upp a while
I will use two 12v batt in series
Its spinning as F now.. i just hade to get som real godd wind to break in.. im currently having 11mph wind and its working... But have to wait for some parts b4 i can start loading it
Nice to see her workin. I see what you mean about that tail. I wonder why they designed it so flimsy. The cost difference between 22 guage steel and 18 is so minimal. 1500 watts is actually a fair deal of energy. The generator itself seems to be up to par but the chassis it's paired to is not. Lets hope it doesn't rip apart.
The tail isn't made out of steel...it's PVC, or some very similar poly compound. You can see the full parts break down here:
th-cam.com/video/L7sb_oQTgE8/w-d-xo.html
Oh geese....well it should be. Fingers crossed it doesn't fly apart. 🤞
ha the nature of the experiment is that that every turbine is run as the manufacturer sends it for 90 days, or until it breaks. If the tail breaks, that's a failure, and I can bring it down...the tail breaking is the best case scenario for a failure...there's other components I'm more concerned about. I think with some small changes this turbine could be very nice and reliable.
@@ToysforWatts yeah for sure! You could almost strip the generator rite off that chassis and mount it to a thermodyne style frame and it'd probably rock. Bigger, heavier tail and solid mounting base and its a real power producer.
It is nice to see a turbine actually put something out for once. I guess it’s go big or go home😁
The ones I've kept I think have done okay...they met their ratings. But, yeah, people under estimate how much a 400w turbine will really make. Unless it's always in a hard driving wind it's going to produce very little cumulative power. I think it's all about have realistic expectations :D
Well the other two would be target practice for them, LoL 😂 But the ista breeze needs to be fixed before it crashes down! Thanks for sharing 😃
Nah the rules are they run for 90 days or until they break! I am watching those bolts, though...if I see one come all the way out I'm considering it a failure and bring it down.
I have ista breeze 2kw 48v turbine. Can't get it passed 39.6v? Had 20 mph winds today too.
What do you have it connected to? Describe your setup.
@@ToysforWatts 48v sunway wind(2kw) turbine controller. Which has the 3 phase hookup. From there the dump load and batteries are wired up.
Is it loud? Especially when you sleep, is it bothering?
No it's actually quite quiet even in hard wind. I can tell you, though, that if you have it right next to you that you'll be able to hear it hum. If you have it hard mounted to a structure it will resonate through that structure. All of my turbines are 100 yards away from my house, I can't hear them over the wind noise, but the all the turbines mounted to my shop I can hear loudly inside my shop when they're really making power.
Wher i can buy this controller like yours? I have ista breeze i2000. 48v. What battery bank i need? Thank you.
My control setup is described here:
th-cam.com/video/icDuNuKkgU4/w-d-xo.html
It's important to note, though, that if you have only one turbine you are considerably better off using a legit MPPT wind turbine controller. My setup is this way because I need to control MANY wind turbines. It is not efficient and there's very little in the way of failsafe control. If I was dedicated to only one I would have a Midnight controller running it. A real controller will get more power out of the turbine.
@@ToysforWatts this one? www.ebay.com/itm/Midnite-Solar-Kid-BLACK-150-MPPT-Charge-Controller-Regulator-150V-30A-USA-/261448754683?_ul=PL
That one is a solar controller. You would need one like this:
www.ebay.com/itm/Midnite-Solar-Classic-150-MPPT-Charge-Controller-Regulator-150V-96A-USA-Midnight/261667463020
@@ToysforWatts what you thing about this? pl.aliexpress.com/i/32332411159.html and dc meter like yours and what battery bank will be better 48v or 36v? Ista breeze i2000 48v of corse. This setup will be ok?
@@tomaszplinta1405 With the i2000, assuming it's the only turbine you're running, it would be better to connect to a 48v bank. 36v works for me but I'm using it to accommodate a couple of turbines that would be better suited at 48v as well as turbines intended to run at 24v. Again, this is a setup that sacrifices efficiency in order for me to run a wide variety of turbines.
I would be reluctant to suggest that charge controller for something as large as the i2000. I've seen similar controllers work pretty well with smaller turbines but I would be worried that the i2000 would overpower it. I've seen a lot of them fail when being run at full output for extended periods of time. They get very hot and the circuits can't handle it. They also will not offer you any power point tracking...this is something that varies resistance on the turbine to keep the turbine's speed in a nice, sweet sport for power production. That unit will let the turbine do whatever it wants. I know a controller like the midnight classic is pretty expensive, but I think it's the best way to go. It's the way I would go in your position.
Are those tower pipes 2 7/8" oilfield schedule 80? If so, those things way about 300 pounds each. What would I like to know is how in the world did you get them raised? Wow is all I can say. Great video by the way.
I can't remember if it's 2 3/8 or 2 7/8, but it is oilfield casing and yeah it is 200~250lbs per stick. The tower is super heavy. I have it on a hinge and stand it up with a lever. Pulls right up, super easy. I pulled my windmill tower up the same way. This video shows me pulling the pipe tower up: th-cam.com/video/TYyGqD6Kn6A/w-d-xo.html
@@ToysforWatts Whoah, that was scary using the truck, but job well done. I am impressed and now I have an idea how to do my tower raising using 2 7/8" pipe. But I have an electric winch to replace the truck method. Thanks so much for the info.
I would not have your bridge rectfier's mounted on wood. if making rated power the heat is high. I burnt out a couple of that style with my 750 hurricane. I think they should have a heat sink and lots of air
The rectifiers are mated to heat sinks...they have a pretty large fin area. But I'm not too keen on the i1500 being mated to wood. The others have never been more than "a little warm" before, but they're not moving near as much power. I'm in the process of building a new board and the new setups will have the rectifiers mounted on steel, ducted standoffs with fans to help keep them cool.
Are those wires safe being that exposed?
No they're not. I need to install a disconnect on the shop side and the wiring will be buried in conduit between the turbine and the wall. It's a couple hours work I kind of have to spread out over the next week.
Hi i have the i1500 whats your take on the what appears to be undersized wires that come out of it.?.
I do wish the wires off the stator had been larger but their size hasn't prevented it from performing quite well. I have seen some ridiculously high peaks and I've recently started tracking total production off the turbine (see my latest video) and it's doing really well. My take is that the i1500 is easily the best watt per dollar on the consumer market right now.
@@ToysforWatts well thanks to you i bought one . And building tower from scratch.. 32ft fence pole. I finally found a pipe to fit it in order to make the mount. Its very close but the size of the stem coming out of turbine is def not standard size.
@@ToysforWatts did you use 14 guage cord for your run?
No sir I have #10 solid wire coming down the tower and and all the way to the rectifier...probably about 60ft, may 70ft all together. I would suggest stranded wire if you got it, I used what I had on hand. If I can find the funds for it I would like to go back up both the i1500 and Heli towers with 8g.
@@ToysforWatts the other tuber ussed 12 or 14 guage extension cord.. you know the yellow/orange shop cords.. i thought was a really good idea.. and much cheaper.. 100ft like 50-60 bucks menards.. or go to flea markets 10-20 bucks
10 months later are you still happy with it?
Absolutely. If I HAD to buy another turbine to rely on, I'd buy another i1500.
Are you still happy with the 1500?
I am. I still believe it is the best bargain for generating any kind of real power.
@@ToysforWatts thanks im thinking of getting one and was stuck on the 700 or 1500.. 🤔 what 48v charge controller would you recomend?
I ordered a l1000.. they sent a 1500 😂
Is it 24v or 48 v ista breeze
The i1500 was a 24v model
@@ToysforWatts whats your battery bank voltage. Do You use any dc booster?
I want to buy one of these i1500 what you think is it a good buy
Yes absolutely, if I had to buy a turbine right now the only thing I'd have to decide is i1500 or i2000 :D
Thanks I'm gonna order one .. what's the max u see from it on a 24volt battery bank.. I have a Missouri & solar 1600 watt but not seeing any good reading unless it's like 50mph winds
Reasonably I've seen over 2000w...maybe in the 2200~2500 area. I have seen over 3300w from it running it at 36v in a VERY hard blow.
@@ToysforWatts wow
@@ToysforWatts the i1500 gives u over 3000watts or u talking about the i2000d?
Peak numbers are not important.Energy produced is important.
Poorly mounted. It should be at least 10m above tree
as much as I would love for it to be higher, it is as high as it will go.
Those ista breeze turbines are not good at all. I have one and IT'S a waist of money.
Can you share what model you have and how you have it set up? Because I have one that's exceeded every claim they put on the paperwork. It's not my intent to really try and promote them, but I keep having people respond to my success with "well mine sucks so they all suck period"...and, so far, when I ask people to maybe explain how they have it set up all I get in return is silence or, at best, uninformative muttering.
Don't buy istabreeze, they're a total waste of money, the company don't care to help either.