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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Mon May 16 2005 - 17:37:59 EDT
In a message dated 5/16/2005 12:05:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:
>
> One issue for me is that I have only one place to put a wind generator and
> it will be awkward to reach (though not impossible) unless at a dock.
> Therefore, having to tie the blades down is an issue which I have heard that
>
> you have to do with the KISS. Air-X marine doesn't even suggest having to do
>
> that EVER in their manual. I emailed and they said it's not required, so
> that represents a positive to me. Do you really ever have to tie down the
> blades on your KISS units Norm? or is that never a real practical concern?
>
> Also, have you had any issues with respect to freewheeling when the thremal
> breakers release on the KISS in high winds? I read a first hand account from
>
> a guy who experienced that and it sounded particularly nasty.
>
>
The normal KISS has no slip rings so there is a string on the tail that only
allows the unit three turns to avoid twisting the feed wires up too much, then
it has to be manually unwound. I got the optional sliprings to avoid that.
The (external) diode block used to change the wild ac output to DC has a
toggle switch that can be used to short the output which puts the brakes on. But
this only works in low winds, say less than 15 kts. Much higher and it has no
effect. So I took the string from the tail and looped it around the wind
generator mast with a bowline. When I want to corral a wind genny I use the s
tring to pull the unit around against the wind until it stops, then I slip the
loop around a blade tip which securely stops the genny.
On the other hand, last spring my two KISS wind generators withstood a
reported 85 MPH microburst. The made a horrendous howl, but held together.
I used 1 1/2" aluminum pipes with 1 1/4" pipes epoxied inside them for more
strength. The pipes are attached to my pilothouse.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying St Augustine
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