Paul and Rona
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« on: December 08, 2011, 06:36:21 PM » |
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Given the battering were currently taking in the north east, I am hoping all members of the forum, both across the border in Scotland and other exposed areas are keeing safe !!! Are all your turnips lashed down, or is it brown trouser time.
Keep safe boys and girls .... its, windy out there.
Regards Paul & Rona
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danny stardust
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« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2011, 06:44:20 PM » |
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It's certainly wild here in Perthshire. We have had some very strong winds since midday. Power outs too, but no problem there, as dinner of haggis, tatties, boiled carrots, steamed broccoli are simmering away on the woodburner as I scribe this posts. Just got the gravy to do now, so better go and stir it as I don't want any lumps. Beer is chilling in a bucket of snow outside. If the power outs again, then it will be a candle lit dinner. Who says romance is dead?  |
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2006 - 2011: 5 years of using 1.16Kw of leccy a day. And still alive!!
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billi
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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2011, 06:57:49 PM » |
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Calming down now here in South West Ireland , all is fine turbine delivered good results and sure cause off grid we have power  But coming Monday winds looks worse .... so perhaps have to take her out of the wind |
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1.6 kw and 2.4 kw PV array , Outback MX 60 and FM80 charge controller ,24 volt 1600 AH Battery ,6 Kw Victron inverter charger, 1.1 kw high head hydro turbine as a back up generator , 5 kw woodburner, 36 solar tubes with 360 l water tank, 1.6 kw windturbine
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« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2011, 08:43:32 PM » |
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No snow in this part of Scotland but some beer would be nice Fancied a curry too but the wife would not let me go driving, must love me or something  |
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biff
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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2011, 09:39:25 PM » |
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it has been very rough all day,early yesterday morning was tough enough,we had an ice shower for about 10 minutes with lightening and all the stage effects only this was for real and my baby did not quite come through unscathed,, the blade ends have been sanblasted,,or should i say ice blasted and the last 300mm of each blade has been worn right through to the inside. i have not had time to examine the lump but i suspect that the lightening fried the sliprings,it turns without any bad noises,the geni also too a hit but it is still charging on the clocks but not delivering anything to the output socket9(something simple,,a fuse),so we are now running on geni no 2 which is only 3kw but very economical.
our big flatscreen lost the sound for an hour or so but came back on,on its own,
our turbine served us well and was pushed way beyond what it was designed for,often delivering way over 3.5kw to the symmetra ups, our new baby will be much reduced in speed with a new tail which will furl at a lower rpm,the controller will also be updated to redirect dc 120 to imersion heaters in stages of different voltages which will make life easier for everyone.
in the few years since we installed this turbine i have learned a lot.i am greatfull for all the help i got here on navitron.we are assured of one thing and that is,,it is indeed possible to live comfortably off grid between solar and wind and good managment.we seldom use our generator and fuel costs were buttons.we look forward to getting the new baby up and running soon.
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camillitech
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« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2011, 10:10:50 PM » |
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Pretty fresh here all day chaps,  barely dropped below 40mph all day and a few gusts of 70+ but all is peachy, Proven doing almost 3Kw at one point and Stream Engine 800w for weeks now  House toasty and a cheesy pasta cooked on renewable energy with red peppers and anchovies on top for dinner, sounds mad but it was deelish Take care, Paul |
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http://lifeattheendoftheroad.wordpress.com/12kw Lister 11m turbine tower 10 hundred ah 48v battery bank 900' pennstock 8kw woodburner 7kw Lister 6 bladed Rutland 50w of solar 4 and a half Kw inverter 3kw Lister 2 hydro turbines and a Proven in a pear tree :-) Raasay, 57 27 537 N 06
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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2011, 10:29:43 PM » |
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Wow, pretty wild looking graphs there Paul, even down here 500 m iles south of the Low its been pretty squally, hold on tight all.
Good luck
Desp
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biff
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« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2011, 12:30:18 AM » |
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saturday should give us some respite but next tuesday is going to be bad.
hang in there paul,
biff
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skyewright
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« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2011, 02:39:27 PM » |
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Peak gust here was 82mph, with a peak 10 minute average of 66mph.
I had to nip out to secure a wobbling deer fence post with some temporary guy's. Quite difficult to stand up while doing that. Later the tarp ripped on an absent neighbours pile of kingspan, so I nipped round to secure that (one sheet - or rather bit of it had already hopped over our house and got stuck in the eddy behind, and 2 more were acting as a sail on her deer fence). I was much relieved when I got the 'sails' down flat and all sheets secured - insulation is very light but I'm not sure what would have happened if a sheet had hit our already stressed windows (you could see the mullions moving!).
Power off for just over 20 hours.
However all settled now. No significant damage for us, just a bit of water ingress around those flexing window frames. Sadly several other houses in the village didn't escape so lightly...
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Regards
David
3.91kWp PV (17 x Moser Baer 230 and Aurora PVI-3.6-OUTD-S-UK), slope 40°, WSW, Lat 57° 9' (Isle of Skye)
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Peter1919
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« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2011, 10:45:03 AM » |
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It is very reassuring that none of our customers in Inverness have called to say they have any wind damage to their PV panels  |
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billi
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« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2011, 10:47:36 AM » |
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from Monday on it looks horror for the whole week  |
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Guinness no Grid comes near
1.6 kw and 2.4 kw PV array , Outback MX 60 and FM80 charge controller ,24 volt 1600 AH Battery ,6 Kw Victron inverter charger, 1.1 kw high head hydro turbine as a back up generator , 5 kw woodburner, 36 solar tubes with 360 l water tank, 1.6 kw windturbine
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biff
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« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2011, 12:16:48 PM » |
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yes it does look bad for next week,tuesday is going to be particularly bad.  biff |
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Heinz
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« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2011, 12:54:30 PM » |
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Where are you guys getting your weather forecasts from?
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« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2011, 02:14:43 PM » |
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hello, Where are you guys getting your weather forecasts from?
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try here - www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/avnpanel1.html - Tuesday and Friday look iffy for some people - click on individual maps to enlarge. |
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billi
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« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2011, 02:53:45 PM » |
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Guinness no Grid comes near
1.6 kw and 2.4 kw PV array , Outback MX 60 and FM80 charge controller ,24 volt 1600 AH Battery ,6 Kw Victron inverter charger, 1.1 kw high head hydro turbine as a back up generator , 5 kw woodburner, 36 solar tubes with 360 l water tank, 1.6 kw windturbine
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