Pikasola Wind Turbine Generator Kit 400W 12V with 5 Blade, with Charge Controller, Wind Power Generator for Marine, RV, Home, Windmill Generator Suit for Hybrid Solar Wind System

The media could not be loaded. The unit is easy to assemble and the wiring is straightforward.What is not apparent is that user must design and build the tower and weld the bottom plate to a piece of pipe. That by itself is more expensive than the turbine. Then connectors, wires etc. Raising the tower with the turbine is a hell of a deal, particularly if you want to reach the recommended height.It is a great experience though and the turbine look good.The product support is fantastic and very responsive. If you need parts, they will send them.

I’ve been using mine for about three weeks now, no issues at all. Installation took me about an hour. Highly recommend using 10gauge cable at least until you get to the controller and battery bank, which are installed about ten feet away from the base of the pole, so I have like 30 to 35 feet of 10gauge cables. Mine is installed on a 22 feet tall steel pole. Where I’m at I got constant winds of about an average of 22mph and let me tell you this thing never stops.It doesn’t bring the rubber that goes between the base of the windmill and the pole. I made one out of an old bicycle tube.So far so good. No issues at all, great constant energy generation. My batteries are always between 12.7 to 13.2 volts. For now I have a set of two deep cycle batteries that produce about 60amps, I run two sets of lights that draw 27 watts/h for about 10 hours a day, a 12v pressure pump that runs for about 30 minutes daily and a 1000watt power inverter. My batteries are always over 75% charged.I’m giving just four stars because it didn’t bring the rubber for the base and I think that is something very simple to address so I hope they change that. Apart from that, I think this thing is great.

Great product so far. I installed this on my sailboat at the very stern. I had the base welded to an iron pipe ($20 weld). I also added an additional 2" of fiberglass over the deck 12" around the base of the pole (4" total), then ran a single 8' iron pipe all the way through the deck, bolted through with top and bottom flanges. Then ran 4 guy wires from 6' up the pole to the deck. Once the pole was installed, installing the turbine was easy. I'm using the turbine to charge a 2-battery bank in parallel and a 3000W inverter. Consistent power draw with VHF's, stereo, bilge pumps, a 2.5 cubic ft fridge, phone chargers, etc.......is 200-300W. In 10MPH winds or higher, the turbine provides enough charge to maintain battery charge. Lower than that, I can cycle the inverter off and maintain. I intend to add 600W in solar panels to the turbine soon.

I bought this POS about 2 years ago knowing full well that the generated power was overstated but I didn't expect to discover that the POLE needed to make this contraption work was not only NOT included but I nearly had to get a Master's degree in engineering to figure out how to mount this garbage on some sort of pole which the description makes it sound like a piece of cake. In short, I'm going to be forced to buy a guy-wire support apparatus that will end up costing nearly as much as the product. Thanks for nothing Pikasola and Amazon!

The media could not be loaded. Excited to use a combination of wind and sun, we ordered this product. No manual available online only the included paper.Initially noticed metal shavings in the paint job had me concerned. 3 (very short 4") red wires coming out of the bottom of the unit were slightly cut where it exits the base plate which would cause a short to ground. The plate has sharp edges and was not chamfered. I repaired by individual shrink tubing around each wire and one large heat shrink around the whole bundle where exits the base.The base plate (flange) bolt holes were too close to use with the 2" ridgid pipe so smaller stainless hardware was used. Supplied flange hardware is not stainless steel and will corrode.Charge controller had a bubble under the label but appears to be new. Wire leads were also very short 6" and are not replaceable as this unit is sealed.Vibrations are apparent but only at low speeds. Unit powered up and produced very low energy but did keep battery bank from depletion overnight which was the primary purpose for purchasing and installing.If this unit doesnt fail in 1 year or if it catches fire I will update again. Would recommend for the price to use at your own risk, check wires for damage and test continuity. And remember to make quality welds and protect with galvanized paint.Spent an additional $100.00 for 10' 2" ridgid pipe, strut, strut straps, and boot for roof penetration. Used PV wire and waterproof butt splices withan inline fuse holder.

The media could not be loaded. So far it is working superbly, blades aren't extremely well balanced so you will definitely want guide wires even if its not very high. Charge controller works but the red "working" indicator doesn't blink although when tested I have good voltage charge my bank. I will probably buy one more of these, we get lots of wind where I live in alaska. It only took roughly 5 hours to install including time to weld the flange it came with to a nipple. I was able to do it all by myself as well so not extremely difficult. I would recommend getting an extra pair of hands, it would of been much easier.

The product is good, sturdy and easy to assemble. Mounting it on a pole was quite daunting because one has to have a solid base. The blades rotate nicely and generate power. I bought 400 watts Li-ion batteries, red-black #12 gauge wire to connect from the turbine to batteries. Connected the batteries to 400 watt inverter to run the devices.Have contacted the customer service/support and was prompt and responsive with providing help by answering questions.