Hi harrie, If you told me I had to give up one of the 3 generators,there would be no question. I would rather part with the whisper 1000 than the Dual rotors. The reason is this: #1 the dual rotors start up in the slightist breeze and give me some power, 2 - 8 amps mostly all the time even on low wind day. #2 The whisper 1000 cogs a bit so it starts later. Some days here the whisper makes no power at all,while the others make 2 - 8 amps. #3 If the whisper needed parts, stator, sliprings or brushes,control box parts you would have to order them, so you would be down for a couple weeks. #4 If you put a set of whisper 100 blades on a 8 foot dual rotor it will make more power than the whisper all the way around. Matter of fact I put them on machines that are in the cottage country where they get used only on weekends and sit all winter. The reason is wood weathers and is more likely to have balancing problems.
Yes the whisper is rated at 1000 watts,its dependable, trouble free, brakes very well in heavy weather, but it cost 3 times as much as a Dual Rotor. I have 3 other whisper 1000,s in my basement that needs the stators rewound and I never seem to get to them. I also have a whisper 600 that I recently rewound. Matter of fact the whisper 1000 on the tower was my first rewind about 4 years ago. The 1000,s are certainly a good wind generator,no doubt in my mind. I,m just looking at the overall system cost for the average Joe that needs a generator at camp and is on a budget. Mitcamp