Installing a Silent Wind Generator

We show how we install a new Primus Air X Marine Silent wind generator. We ordered the poles and hardware kit to make the install really easy.

[@basilkey2949]

Thank you for the video. They are fun to watch. But A 100 wat solar panel will give you a lot more power to the battery's. Now you can have the best of both worlds if you add solar.

[@SailingKnotShore]

Agreed... we have 150 w of solar now, but plan to upgrade when we go cruising... mostly looking for amps at night from the wind generator.

[@Freddy456]

The location looks really dangerous, not high enough when you can reach it so easily. Don't forget to stop it by mooring and so on...

[@captaindrew3061]

Do you think I should th run a three wire so green go to my ships ground plate?

[@SailingKnotShore]

You can, it is your choice.

[@svcablebay8715]

What type of batteries are you using? Lithium or other?

[@SailingKnotShore]

6 Trojan 6volts-house, 1 starting, 1 generator, 1 standby... all wet cells.

[@SailingDesire]

lol your wind generator is facebook shy

[@ExetPlan]

Very late to the party here, but no charge controller? Your set-up is considered "off grid," which means it's a closed system. Without a charge controller cutting off the charge (be it a wind generator or solar array) after the batteries are brought to full, you will most certainly fry your bank. The only time you don't need a charge controller are in "grid-tied" systems, where the extra energy is bled off to the grid. Hopefully I'm not too late here.

[@SailingKnotShore]

The controller is built into the wind gen housing.

[@Freddy456]

It is not a Silentwind, Silentwind is producing tri-phase AC

[@SailingKnotShore]

Correct, Air Silent X Marine by Primus