Air-X = Sharp?

[Danno]

I've noticed a Canadian retail chain (Canadian Tire) has started selling
400watt Air-X wind turbines, but they are sold as manufactured by Sharp.
Did Sharp acquire Southwest Windpower recently, or are they just re-badging
SWW turbines?
http://www.canadiantire.ca/ (do a search on "Sharp")

 

[m Ransley]

Canadian Tire, so they are for your car

 

[Danno]

And wouldn't you know, though, that it'd be one of those damn AirX's,
too:
http://homepages.enterprise.net/hugh0piggott/gipe/

I recall reading this article last year. You seem to be fairly hip to the
market; I also recall reading that the Whisper series of SWW turbines were
a product of a different breed, that they did measure up to the specs SWW
claimed, but I can't remember where I found that info. Are you familiar with
the Whispers also? If so, whatya think of them?

 

[Danno]

I hung an H-80 a while ago for a client, and have many clients who have
the old 403s that they seem to have no problems with. Myself, I have an
old Jake, so of course, none of these new plastic things measures up to
THAT ;-). But I do like them. I am especially appreciative of the
gin-pole tower kits, which really go up well and can use conventional
pipe for the tower.

Like any machine, however, well, they're machines, and need to be
looked after.

DJ

Thanks for the response.

 

[Danno]

I've noticed a Canadian retail chain (Canadian Tire) has started selling
400watt Air-X wind turbines, but they are sold as manufactured by Sharp.
Did Sharp acquire Southwest Windpower recently, or are they just re-badging
SWW turbines?
http://www.canadiantire.ca/ (do a search on "Sharp")

Just a quick post for the Google archive. Went down and got my hands on
one of the actual boxes, it is indeed an Air-X, but "maunfactured for
Sunforce Inc.", which would be CTC's "solar" line of products. Not quite
sure how the Sharp name fit into the picture, though...

 

[Scott Willing]

Just a quick post for the Google archive. Went down and got my hands on
one of the actual boxes, it is indeed an Air-X, but "maunfactured for
Sunforce Inc.", which would be CTC's "solar" line of products. Not quite
sure how the Sharp name fit into the picture, though...

Probably just a Canadian Tire goof-up.

I used their web form to send a couple of questions, e.g. re the
optional tower kit mentioned in the ad, was it freestanding, how tall
and how much $? I need to put up an anemometer.

I would bet they'll sell a few of these, customers will have problems
with them or simply be disappointed with the output, and they'll be
faced with a swack of returns. I look forward to the big sale.

I also pointed out that their claim of the Sharp NE-80 panel being
"the most powerful on the market" was simply absurd.

-=s

 

[Scott Willing]

Probably just a Canadian Tire goof-up.

I used their web form to send a couple of questions, e.g. re the
optional tower kit mentioned in the ad, was it freestanding, how tall
and how much $? I need to put up an anemometer.

I would bet they'll sell a few of these, customers will have problems
with them or simply be disappointed with the output, and they'll be
faced with a swack of returns. I look forward to the big sale.

I also pointed out that their claim of the Sharp NE-80 panel being
"the most powerful on the market" was simply absurd.

-=s

Actually that wasn't an accurate quote. Exactly what they said was:

"Delivers 80W of power in sunlight - the
highest powered solar panel on the market."

In any case I just got a note from them indicating that the text would
be revised.

-=s