tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post8160165293063222150..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Wind PowerClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-83343954973079105352012-10-25T11:25:54.377-06:002012-10-25T11:25:54.377-06:00I'm extremely dubious about the reliability of...I'm extremely dubious about the reliability of such a generator (at that price point and from that vendor, that is).<br /><br />For lighting alone, I'd say just a solar-cell system and some LED lights - the whole system would probably cost less than that generator, and be more reliable; you'd only need maybe a 5 or 10 watt panel, tops, to get enough power to run some LEDs and charge a small battery, even in winter.<br /><br />Not sure what kind of drain the door-opener presents, or how practical that'd be.<br /><br />Of course, realistically, one uses a garage door so rarely that the same solution is to just wire it to the mains system.<br /><br />Or open it manually.Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-88031223061655878482012-10-25T02:36:57.276-06:002012-10-25T02:36:57.276-06:00Remember that they don't generate if the wind ...Remember that they don't generate if the wind is too strong. <br /><br />In Britain our peak demands for electricity occur during our coldest days when, typically, we have a high pressure zone settled over us and therefore practically no wind at all.deariemenoreply@blogger.com