The UPS guy delivered my first E2D wind/solar generator today. The box is a little smaller than I expected but that can be attributed to the lack of battery and the size of the mast. As far as i can tell it is also missing a mount. I really hoped it would arrive complete for at least some kind of basic install.

All in all I can't be too disappointed though. Less than a week ago I thought I had lost out on my money and was chalking this whole experience up as a lesson learned. Now to install it and begin testing.

Here's a photo of box contents: http://lugop.org/~zmef420/e2d.png

OK, so a while back now I was working on a business plan and stumbled across the website of a startup company offering a very intriguing product, a small wind and solar generator system. The product is about the size of a digital satellite dish and the basic unit is claimed to produce 300 watts and includes a 700 watt inverter. Being the impulse buyer that I am, I quickly purchased some of these units but sadly they still haven't arrived. I'm starting to worry that I've been duped. My question to the /. community is, whadya think? Does this look like an actually functional product, or a pipe dream? Check it out at http://freetricity.com/ and let me know.

And please save the lectures. I know I should have done the research before making the purchase but such is life. Trust me, your not illuminating the point any more than my wife already has...repeatedly.