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John's TLG-500 in New York State.
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Comments from John
Hi Terry,
As you probably have heard a
thousand times before, the TLG-500 is a wind turbine that none of the
competition can touch for the same size turbine!!!
A thing of real beauty as well. I am as you know going to purchasing a
second one in April.
Keep up the fantastic work!
John M. in N.Y.
Picture Technical Details
There are a couple of pictures
of the power center still in fashion, until I am satisfied with all my
circuits. I run all 2/3'rds of the lights in the house, my television,
sometimes two, and when the tlg-500 is producing 50+ amps I run the vacuum
cleaner and even the battery charger to recharge two marine deep cycle
batteries for spare power. The inverters an Exetech 1100 watt pure sine wave
and already WAY TOO small.
For the guy wire mounting I used
3/16's steel which I purchased from Home Depot. I used a bottle of map gas
to heat up the pieces and bent them in a vice to a rough circle then
finished shaping them by hammering them over a piece of the tower.
I used the same steel only a different configuration for guy wire
attachments
I know the guy wires are way to big, but hey if you got it already why not
use it.
Updated Added 3-5-08
Terry, my wife and I are delighted to tell
you that with change in our energy usage, a few bulb changes (480 watts
replaced with compact Florissant lights, same light output), plus two
months of great wind, we reduced our electric bill $88.00 Nov.-Dec., and
80.00, Jan. - Feb. Great job!!!
Thanks John & AmyUpdated Added
8-10-08
Hi Terry, This is John M. It's been a
little over a year since I put up the TLG-500 and here are some facts I
have learned:
You need wind to make power, the winter, spring and fall here in Western
N.Y. is fantastic, 20-30 mph. average, in the summer very little wind,
so I decided to use solar.
I have 400 watts of solar @ 27.5 amps, sounds impressive, it's not. I
tied it into my battery system hooked up with the TLG-500 and I am VERY
DISAPPOINTED in the results. The panels are not much more than a trickle
charger for my 1100 amp. hr. battery bank. I did some figuring to size
up the solar bank I would need to match just one TLG-500.
Using the 10% rule for battery charging, 1100 amp hr. requires 110 amps
of charging power , that is roughly sixteen - 125 watt panels @ 7.25
amps each equaling 9200 watts @roughly 114 amp hrs. The cost of this
array would be around $10,000 dollars including shipping but DOES NOT
include installation costs!!!
The second TLG-500 that I believe I purchased in April, will be
installed sometime this month, (God willing).
The TLG-500 is a real bargain for those who want some reliable back up
power. providing there is wind.
Well, there you have an update on a great wind turbine. You know if I
had the room I would have 10 of them.
Thanks for the great product, and after I put up the second TLG-500 Fall
should be here with it's winds, I'll have another update then.
John M. in Penfield N.Y.
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