Istabreeze i1500 Review and Disassembly

Taking apart my Istabreeze i1500z 24 Volt turbine after it quit working.

[@turtlezed]

Yes, very helpful indeed as im looking at purchasing the i-2000 48v version. I think I’ll strip it to give it the once over and a drain groove and hole with spout as well as a look at the magnet attachment and casing sealing….. 2 years in the air before failure isn’t reassuring but hopefully with a few mods I can stretch that out…..many thanks for your post👍

[@robertoleszek8361]

dont. I have one and its behive like 24v one

[@razvanduta3563]

Thanks Dan. Not sure why people give negative ratings …. I believe this a fair and well documented review. The assemble quality is very low, the shaft quality…says it all. I appreciate the time you spent sharing your experience with people from all over the world. Looked at Bergey XAl1 and is about AU$10,000 her in AU - ouch! Cheers, Raz

[@rwatson2609]

Great video, lots of great technical information to chew over before jumping in. Neodymium magnets . . . all I can say is JB Weld.

[@thedavesofourlives1]

thanks for posting this, much appreciated.

[@ourkilkennyhomestead2006]

Very informative video, thank you very much.

[@skanderchida9174]

Excellent review.

[@kristofervallenor4819]

I dont understand the criticism in the comments, istabreeze outperforms any Chinese windturbine. Been running my i1000 for a year now and it is doing great. What people forget is, what inverter? what cable lenght and gauge? what height of the tower? is it free from trees and ground turbulence? I will soon order the i2000 windsafe model because im having some crazy winds here and had to shut down the turbine some times. Today i made 1.5Kwh in 6m/s winds, it usually sits around 1Kwh per day. hoping to dubble that with the i2000

[@monsieurd.6890]

2 to 3 kWh a day, it is impossible to rentabilize this product ! 1500 euros complete i-2000 installation, 0.16 euros/kwh in France, 11 years are needed to rentabilize (if nothing goes wrong). 2 to 3 kWh a day is very low. Solar panels would be much more efficient.

[@MrSummitville]

​@@monsieurd.6890 Solar Panels work in sunny areas. Wind Turbines work in windy areas. To claim "solar panels are more efficient" is just d u m b.

[@davidpotter9462]

Thanks for the video. I was looking at one of these units. I think they are probably made for West Texas where it doesn't rain much. But I live in NE Oklahoma where it rains a lot. The more I look at wind turbines, the more they seem like inverters. They're both on the edge of failure, just a matter of time. Wow this looks kind of junky to me. Probably what I would consider good quality would cost thousands of dollars. Not sure why that is so. At this point I think I will make my own axial flux type of generator. I have a 10 ton hydraulic gear puller, lol. Something has to give. Too cheaply made for myself, the one you have. The blade hub is worthless if you can't use a puller. If it has to be re-designed and a bunch of lathe work to put O-rings in the case, it's not made well enough. Especially if you have to make a new rotor and shaft. Might as well make the whole thing. They should advertise it as being ideal for a machinist. I already have 1200 watts of solar panels so the wind generator will just be an add on to charge the battery bank in the winter. I have 20 marine batteries so far. If I can get a good wind generator going, I will get four more. If I have to buy one, I am looking at a 1 kw unit from Hurricane wind power. 600 watts would be plenty. Same thing as inverters, about 59 % of rated.

[@stewbuntu]

Put 3m 5200 on the outside seams and/or just a little tiny bead on the outer part of the inside seam so its still a able to tear apart.

[@juanfran9317]

Was it installed in a very rainy place? Maybe the corrossion is not to high in dry zones.

[@umitzeyrek5310]

hi, is the winding single wrapped, is the connection star-shaped, how many mm wire is used?

[@lenergiedusoleil5234]

Model 5 blades is more good?

[@utuberlars]

Klarer Bedienungsfehler, ab 13,5 schaltet der Laderegler in den Brehms modus um die Batterie nicht zu über laden! Das kann Sinn machen is aber für die meisten Systeme zu früh, viele hybrid Anlagen so auch meine laden bis 14 Volt oder sogar höher, wenn das Windrad dann eigentlich stoppt (rote led) aber trotzdem viel Wind ist bremst es sich selber kaputt! Auf meinem Kanal is ein Video wie man diesen Anfänger Fehler vermeidet!

[@robertoleszek8361]

Hi Guys . Could You please measure resistance between phases on I-1500 24V I want to compare it to mine

[@umitzeyrek5310]

Selam sargısi tek mi sarılmiş ve kac mm tel kullanilmistir

[@danielmaftei3941]

I disassembled the i2000 (it is identical to the i1500) and I can't replace the rotor due to the magnets. you can give me some tips for reassembling it?

[@robertoleszek8361]

Hi. Could you tell what production was at what wind speed? 😊

[@c2h7]

Did you ever get it back together?

[@RobWillmot]

what sort of amps were you getting out of the generator when it was working

[@ve3cld]

In a gale force wind - maybe 10 or 11. My Bergey XL1 blows the Istabreeze out of the water - I consistently see over 1 KW in 30 KM/H winds.

[@RobWillmot]

What sort of wattage was coming out of the Bergey XL1 at 15 MPH wind speed?

[@kennethschultz6465]

Somthing is wery wrong !!! This huge lunk can onley make nothing if realy put wrong together Did you use rectifier ?? MPPT or pwm Controler!! The fact you say the 3 AC leads are too small !!! Tips my hat In the ... You do not know difrence DC or AC AC is down truh mast thin AC leads DC rectifier Then huge DC leads .. PWM or MPPT chardge Controler!! !???? Somthing wery fishy her and IT's not the itsabreeez

[@kennethschultz6465]

1 What Controler did you use ?? 2 why did IT not perform??? What hight ??? was ther trees ??? Do like i do live a place wher ther is onley Winter vind or els No wind 180day a yer??? I know this performs like Solar power on a shady Day!!! But IT PRODUSES 24/7 every time ther is wind 3 who doe's not use lubrikant period 4 AC cords is allright !! The A is in the DC side !!! Not the AC sidel!!! .. I think this produkt looks nice .. but well ..

[@kevinmills5293]

When it was working, did it produce decent power?

[@ve3cld]

When working, it put out a mere 100W or so in the same winds my Bergey puts out 800W. The moral of the story is buy a quality US made turbine, and you wont be disappointed. Istabreeze wont even provide any data on wind speed vs output. I can see why!

[@uddemannen]

@@ve3cld i think you had bad luck..and now many years later its provided with data sheets..but always good to know weak spots to look after when buying these 👍

[@IONACOMPUTERS]

lol, I have a 2kw version coming , looks like the 2kw rating may be a con , if it is I will let the world know , thanks

[@ve3cld]

Good luck! I would ask for a refund and buy a Bergey. The "i" in "i1500" stands for "imaginary". Truly garbage. Bergey will supply a datasheet with graphs showing wind speed vs output. Istabreeze could not. Giant red flag.

[@IONACOMPUTERS]

@@ve3cld , I'm thinking that maybe if a computer program had been monitoring the moisture content in the field wave chamber along with temperature via sensors the program could have allowed periodic heating of the coils to burn off water via braking , like a default clean period

[@kennethschultz6465]

@@IONACOMPUTERS how did the 2kw do Did you lubricate !! Did you use a Controler??? What sort!! ??

[@IONACOMPUTERS]

@@kennethschultz6465 avoid this unit

[@kennethschultz6465]

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[@kwameboateng6040]

Please i have the i2000 i pulled them apart but now i cant put the roller into the staler due to the magnet it always pull to one side is there a way to do that thanks

[@c2h7]

Did you get it back together yet? How?

[@irishgtxx]

What a piece of crap, thanks for the upload man really helped me dodge a bullet,👍

[@kennethschultz6465]

How is this a peace of crap,. You know nothing of AC Vs DC Wire He did not specify What Controler ?? He did not lubricate!! He did not specyfi Dumpload??? Aculey he did not specify any thing .. but used it for 2 yers With out any problems ???!!!???

[@talusranch990]

Good luck with all the other bullets out there. Can dodge them. This is a good turbine. Mine works great and you are a fool

[@RobWillmot]

If you stop water getting in then there would be no ventilation. That is another problem. If that was producing 1500watt it would get a little worm and there is no way cool air is going to go through the stator if it is closed at the back end. The Chinese produce items for the moment. They never think of the future and the reverberations when it fails due to bad designing and quality control. Once you lose a client they are lost forever. Good effort with your video at least you are warning other people of the bad product.

[@thedavesofourlives1]

no ventilation? Look at the fins on the outside of the stator! Also this was made in Turkey.

[@RobWillmot]

Sorry the word is "warm"

[@dimitrimotor2861]

make a seal i used a kind of rubber cilecoon ...... parabond 600

[@randyk2904]

wouldn't think it be seized out in the weather for 2 years ??? Really Damn

[@nhikoid]

Took my i1500 down to check it. 14 months in the air. Hub came off with puller easily. I did grease the key way and shaft. Maybe that helped. No sign of corrosion on ungreased portion of shaft behind hub. Took nacelle off (tricky). Bone dry. Like new. Back in the air now. Dawdling in about 10 to 15 mph, 150 to 220watts with the odd 300peak. I run my 24v model into a 12v bank to exploit lower wind cut in. Regularly sees 400 to 600w. Best peak was 1100watts last winter (peaks dont matter of course, just daily kwh). Bearing in mind that I'm running into a lower voltage (12v) bank I think that's good. No fancy mppt, just a £13 volt sensing switch ("a30" as seen on Toys For Watts channel) and £15 150amp truck relay. Start dump 14.7v (avoid conflict with solar controller), stop 13.5v. The only other turbine I'm aware off that's half decent is the B and C or Green Energy chinese turbine (500w and 800w models). We can't all afford 10k for a Bergey!

[@IONACOMPUTERS]

how much power did it produce

[@ve3cld]

It produced a little over 400 W maximum with a 50 Km/h wind. Very disappointing. My Bergey XL1 that replaced it puts out an easy 1 KW in 40 Km/h winds.

[@c2h7]

@@ve3cld The Bergey Excel 1kw seens to cost more than 10 times as much. Hard to believe there is nothing in between?

[@kimmogensen5390]

@@c2h7 yep very odd , mine on a test stand 4,5meters made about 500-700watt ,, for a better idea on output look at toys for watts channel

[@closertothetruth9209]

​@@c2h7 DIY axial flux, hurricane wind power USA, auswind engineering QLD Australia etc.

[@stoneyislandranch9783]

I posted my video of the i1500 disaster

[@thedavesofourlives1]

Stoney, looks like you lost a phase or were sent a defective or mis-labelled unit (24v)

[@stoneyislandranch9783]

@@thedavesofourlives1 USA it supposed to be 48. I have to say I'm not impressed with it the little time I had it..

[@slipperyslope3912]

These small scale turbines are manufactured like garbage and grossly overpriced. Time to disrupt them.