Reviews of Windmax HY1000-5 1,000 Watt Max 24-Volt 5-Blade Residential Wind

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I purchased the 1200 watt 5 blade wind turbine Windmax and it arrived today so I have not yet installed but will report on that when I do.

The package did not come with a packing slip. The plastic envelope on the outside of the box where the slip is often located was empty and it was not inside the box. It was packed well, but the screws were out of the plastic package and were lose within a compartment. The equipment appeared to come from China because of the English and Chinese symbols on the turbine housing. Visually, the equipment looked good with a nice white painted finish. The wind tail rudder was larger than the picture showed and it appeared very effective. I noticed the unit was heavier than I expected, and it had a rugged quality about it.

There were no installation instructions per say, but they did include a "Wind Turbine Guidebook," which covered five of the HYenerty models. Their Turbine Guidebook was photo copied or they ran it off on a printer that was losing ink because the last four pages were poor quality....some of the words were badly faded and it is difficult to read.

What they didn't tell you in the online sales pitch was that they do not warranty the turbine if you install it yourself. In fact, they specify that you should not even purchase it unless you have someone professionally install it for you. And they must approve the installer, which is never stated in their on-line written sales pitch. They include a four page document with all the reasons why they won't give you a warranty, and all the hoops you have to jump through to have them consider replacing a defective unit. The vendor especially insists that you even have to find an installer who must first contact them for approval before purchase and installation.

I read their Wind Turbine Guidebook, and the assembly/installation process is not difficult and its pretty straight forward.

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We got the turbine up and running in just a few hours! It fit easily onto a standard 2" steel pipe. It only weighed

about 50 pounds so it wasn't too difficult to mount. It came with a charge controller included which was nice. The controller has it's own dump load and has 3 led lights indicating what it's doing. Later we will add solar panels to the unit. Once the wind picked up the turbine started spinning wonderfully. The output was better than expected and quickly charged 8 12-volt deep cycle batteries. We had the batteries running into an outback off-grid inverter which handled the output of the turbine quite easily. So far I am very pleased with this purchase!

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The wind mill functions but has some serious design flaws. Rated to 60mph the wind gen burned out the load shedding resistor grid once the battery bank was fully charged, and wind speed exceeded 26mhp. I fixed it and it burned out the new resistors as well. I replaced the resistors with 1kw of heat lamps and it seems be working ok. secondly the charge controller has a dynamic break attached to a manual shutoff switch for shutting the wind gen down in high wind situations. Unfortunately it overpowered the break at40mph wind speed and burned up the associated wiring. I repaired this and installed a light switch shorting two phase of the gen which serves to shut the gen down manually when needed. In all, it is working nicely after my modifications, but if you dont have solid electrical skills stay away from this gen.

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I bought this turbine a year ago and it has been working perfectly.

I checked several sites and found this to be the best priced.

I am planing to get another one in about 3 months.

Highly recommended.

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I mounted this unit last spring and assumed it was working but didn't need it in the summer because solar panels were working well. this fall with the drop in solar production i tested it; no power being produced. when the wind is blowing its hardest it may exceed 12 volts and start pushing a small amount of current through the line, but the problem with its power production is not an electrical fluke or malfunction. it simply doesn't spin fast enough because of poor design.

Review of XO Vision XD103 FM and MP3 Stereo Receiver with USB Port and SD

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This stereo completely fills my needs to replace the basic and standard factory stereo (On a Mazda Protege DX 99'). If it's the first time you're trying to replace your old car stereo, this is a great choice.

What I like about this Stereo:

Great value for your money, definitely a worthy upgrade of your old factory stereo.

A very nice set of options and adjustments for the quality of the sound (Bass, Treble, Fade, Balance, EQ).

Did not alter the quality of the sound of my car. Big thumbs up!

Easy to install if you have the correct tools.

Easy to use. It's not a complicated User Interface.

What I think it should be different but does not bother me much:

It will not allow you to see the clock during your commute for longer than 10 seconds, it will switch back to either the station or the song's name (if you're USB, AUX or MMC), it should allow you to see the clock or the music information to your choice.

It won't display the names of the songs completely, it has a character limit.

Hard plastic makes it feel cheap, but it certainly does not look cheap at all.

Screen should be brighter during sunlight, you can barely see the information if it's a very sunny day. It looks gorgeous at night though.

It will read the music via USB/AUX/MMC based on how they are ordered in the card or device.

What I dislike about it:

After a proper installation, every time I accelerate with the car, it makes a whistling noise. I was not paying much attention to it at the beginning, but now it's starting to be very annoying.

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I purchased the XO Vision XD103 to replace the radio in my Jeep CJ7. I chose this radio due to its small profile which is necessary for a CJ7 replacement. The depth of the radio is about half that of others making it ideal for a CJ7. After having problems with another low priced radio I took a chance on this one. I'm glad I did. This radio was simple to hook up, had all the necessary parts and so far has worked great. By no means is this a top of the line radio but it does it's job well at a low price. If you have a vehicle with a very small space to accommodate a radio such as a CJ7 and don't need a super fancy sound system, this is a great option.

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I was a bit skeptical about making this purchase. I own a 2000 Jeep Wrangler with a soft top and on a normal day it can be difficult to listen to music because of the outside noise. For starters, I had this stereo receiver professionally installed. I was advised to purchase a harness and an in-dash installation kit for the Jeep. I found this stuff at Best Buy and their techs explained why I needed the stuff. I just picked up my Jeep and the stereo looks great. I wanted to test out the USB port because I would like to travel without my MP3 player and it worked amazingly great; I liked the shuffle/random play. There is only one file on the USB device so I am not sure if I can select different folders or not, I will test that later. The sound was a bit off, at first, and I played around with the bass and treble to get the rich sound that I prefer. The stereo is equipped with an equalizer but I kept mine on Flat and made the settings to suit my liking. I drove the Jeep on a highway at 65 and having a soft top means it would be near impossible to listen to music, nicely.... I had that problem with the manufactured stereo that came with the Jeep. I had to turn the stereo up to 27 and the sound came through loud, clear and very rich deep tones. I am not sure how high the volume can go but before purchasing this stereo I had to keep the volume turned up so 27 seems reasonable on highway and in regular city I only had to have it set between 15-20 I think this was the best $25 spent and even with the additional money spent harness, in-dash installation kit and professional installation it still cost less than $150.00. I would recommend this stereo to anyone who is looking for something inexpensive with a very rich sound. Someone who has no need for a CD player and AM radio and is willing to make a little investment into making it perfect for their vehicle.

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I have now used the SD Card slot and I have set the clock to the correct time. SD Card slot is awesome, I like the shuffle and random play. Depending on how many files you store in the SD card can make the difference if you are looking for a specific song. You can scroll through the files but that can be time consuming. My advice, keep it simple I sort my music by genre and only place favorites on the SD card. The sound is great and the best part is I can keep the card in the slot, no cords or USB devices sticking out from my dash very clean look.

I set the clock to the correct time. It's not as bright as the other stuff but if you press clock while listening to music it shows the time at the same brightness as the other information being displayed and after a few seconds it goes away and the scroll of music information continues.

I still love this receiver, I have no complaints.

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It's more than perfect for the price! It sounds awesome but could use a little louder volume. But it's honestly great don't get me wrong. I love how it glows at nite I've not fully tested it out but ill update my reveiw later

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its a cool stereo for the price. the fm recever is good the internal amp is decent and the sound is clear so for that price its better than a brand name

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This product works well. I found it was it is easy to clip the phone into at least way easier than the normal charging lead, it holds the phone in a good position for viewing and it has rubber feet so it does not slide around on a polished surface unlike the phone by its self. I also like the fact that the dock mostly obscures the led indicator I use my phone as an alarm clock and it seems that every device I have has a led on it that starts flashing when you least expect it while I am happy with this some may not! Oh and using this dock allowed me to put back into service an old Blackberry charger with a mini USB connector.

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PowerMax PM3-55-MBA Smart Battery Charger Built-In 3 Stage Charging Review

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I just installed this to replace a WFCO main board that never seemed to work right. This bolted right in place of the old one and initial tests indicate it is functioning perfectly. Hopefully it will live up to my expectations and the research I have done on this product.

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Review of Easy Heat 10802 Freeze free

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Easily connects the heat cable to a power source. Dead simple to install. It works, and works well.

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I used this with the Easy tape and it is easy to use and works the first time. Worth the money.

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This connector kit is solid built, and built to last! It is so easy to install your heat tape to,any child could do it, it is fool proof! The cord is extra heavy duty almost over kill and the body of the unit is not some flimsy cheap fall apart piece of junk you normally find associated with some store bought already attached thermostat controlled heat tapes. You will like this Easy Heat system over anything else on the market, period!

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The Easy Heat system seems to be well made. The 3' cord is too short for many applications (including mine.) Since it's 90 degrees in the shade now I can't say how well the Easy Heat system will work. One thing you should be aware of is that this item in NOT A THERMOSTAT. You will need to buy a separate thermostat (and also a spool of heat wire) to make a complete system. I bought the Farm Innovators model TC-3 because the Easy Heat thermostat got so many poor reviews. My common complaint with Amazon listed items is that there is often not enough information given.

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Item as specified was delivered ... but proved to be over kill for my project a fault of the designer. Happy with the product and will use in a new and different application.

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There are others for sale that claim to be 1.0 amp fast charge and aren't. This one is made by Samsung and works great. pay extra and get the real deal.

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this is the second one, the first one stopped charging , the mini USB connector was loose.Tried it again, because it was true 1.0amp for my NOTE

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If i had to complain about something, i wish the cord was a little longer or more flexible but it works fine how it is.

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This Charge extender has come in handy when my battery is close to dying and has allowed me to continue to watch a movie or recorded to my Archos 705.

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I bought this because of the price for my HTC Inspire 4G and it works perfect. Im very pleased with this product!

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Can't beat the price....excellent quality! Works just as good as the original that came with the phone. Glad I bought one for my husband too!

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Worked extremely well for a couple days. Was really happy until a couple days later it stopped charging my phone. Was very disappointed as i do alot of driving and i need to have a car charger!!! Dont recommend this product.

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Review of Amzer Desktop Cradle with Li-Ion Battery Charging Slot for Verizon

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I ordered this product in mid-December 2008 for my wife for Christmas. Unfortunately, after nearly a month, it still hasn't shipped.

So I contacted the manufacturer (Amzer @ ) today, who confirmed that the Amzer 7564 for the HTC Mogul 6800 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001F2W1L8) is exactly the same product as the Amzer 7564 for the Verizon XV6800.

That seems logical since they both carry the same model number (7564) on Amazon, and the VX6800 is made by HTC for Verizon, but I wanted to confirm, since they carry different SKUs on Amzer's own site (80569 for the HTC Mogul 6800, and 80600 for the Verizon XV6800).

At any rate, since the Amzer 7564 for the HTC Mogul 6800 is in stock at Amazon, and this product, the Amzer 7564 for the Verizon XV6800 still isn't after a month, I've cancelled my order for the Verizon charger and placed an order for the HTC Mogul version.

Hopefully, this will be helpful to others interested in this product, but who don't want to wait so long to get it. I've given the product 5 stars in. because a rating is mandatory to submit a review, and I don't want to ding the product, just because Amazon can't get it / keep it in stock.

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Icom IC-A24 Handheld Nav/Comm Review

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The Icom IC-24 is an excellent handheld unit to communicate either G/G or A/G. The additional VOR functions are also great and provide a pilot or ground operator azimuth and ID of the dialed in VOR. My use (installation of VOR systems) had one drawback in that I was located too close (in the building) to the VOR for good communications to occur due to de-sense of the receiver front end. This was corrected by use of a high pass filter in the antenna line. For most users this would not be a problem.

Update 2/1/2013: I still love this unit, but I should state that the ICOM battery management is not the best possibly due to the software power up circuitry which draws power even with the unit off. If you are not going to use the unit on a daily basis (off for long periods of time) as mine is, then you should remove the battery to prevent overcharging and damaging the battery. Mine may sit for months between uses and I find that this practice has kept me from overcharging and getting out in the field with a useless battery.

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Haven't had to use this yet but will be good for monitoring solo students and as a backup radio. It did come with the headset cable in the box which I saw no mention of but sells for $30 $50 so I'm glad I held off on buying the headset adapter until I got the A24. It can pick up the VOR on the ground at my house about 8 miles north.

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It made my CFI jealous. Great for checking the weather and monitoring ground frequencies. I will be carrying it as a backup radio once I get my license.

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Want to easily get the ATIS? Communicate with a student in the pattern? Or what if you comms fail? Have had this ICOM for about 9 months. Glad I have it. Use it to check info and I have used during a primary communication failure.

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I chose this radio over a similar product from Sporty's. Bad choice. I find it difficult to use and I've been using aircraft radios for over 50 years.

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I bought this as a replacement for my Verizon box. The battery was easy to install and it made the beeping stop, so I assume it worked just fine. When I bought it I wasn't sure it was the correct replacement for the Verizon unit, so I'm glad that it was.

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I bought this to replace a battery in a Verizon FIOS battery backup unit. Fit perfectly, very quick delivery. I'm a satisfied customer.

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This battery seemed to be fairly priced. It was delivered in a timely manner and was easy to install in my Verizon FiOS Optical Network Terminal (ONT) as a backup power supply for digital voice phone service in case of power outage. The only negative experience is that battery lasted less than five months before weakening to point where alarm goes off every few minutes until battery is replaced. I recently discovered chargers for these batteries and will likely opt to give that a try before purchasing another battery. (Not sure why Verizon doesn't have some kind of trickle charger built into system since battery is not used until there is an outage.)

UPDATE: I wish I had better researched this before buying a replacement & disposing of original battery. Instead of buying a charger specifically for this battery, I removed it from the system and recharged it with my Schumacher battery charger on 2-amp Slow Charge setting (a gentle trickle charge for charging and maintaining small batteries). After returning to 100%, reinstalled and working fine. Will continue to monitor battery for its ability to hold charge & overall life.

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This battery does not have F2 terminals. They are F1, and two small converters change the F1 to F2. One converted quickly and easily, the other took some work and pliers. I would have prefered a battery with F2 terminals as this one was described, as I specifically did NOT order a battery with converters. Be careful when you unwrap the package, the converters are small and just loose in the wrapping took a while to find the second one. But the battery fits and works well, just wish it was as described.

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Prompt delivery. Exact replacement for verizon FIOS backup batteryfor about 1/3 the price. Same rating, size, and terminals. (Let's hope it lasts the same 3-5 years.)

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Bought this for my husband to use while he was at work if he needed to recharge. Gets it done with no problem so now he's never out of touch

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