I'm done with Home Wind Turbines / UK Micro Generation
Awful Istabreeze product - Wind Turbine failure #2
Istabreeze wind turbine owners should take note of this type of failure.
It's caused by the way the turbine controller applies braking force. The brakes are on a relay so all braking is applied immediately and this causes additional stress on the mast which in turn places additional stress on ground anchors which despite only a requirement of 3 the 6 I had couldn't keep the turbine upright.
The guide wires were checked for tension the day this happened and were fine. The failure point ended up being a ground anchor caused by the excessive braking force inducing flex in the upright mast/pole.
I'm not putting a turbine up again. I'm done.
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