XL.1 and generator fun [RE-wrenches]

[Kirk Herander, VSE]

Roy,

Yes, I ordered 4 from the original shipment of XL.1's. I believe I got
45-48. Did they give you a new machine or rebuild the broken one? This one
doesn't look too good after falling 80'. Of course, the Kohler generator
looks worse.

Kirk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Butler, Four Winds RE" <roy at four-winds-energy.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: XL.1 and generator fun [RE-wrenches]


> Hi Kirk,
>
> Was the serial number on that XL.1 fairly low....49 or lower? There were
> known casting problems on those early units. I was involved in replacing
> one of those units....covered under warranty by Bergey in a very smooth
> and timely fashion (no, really!!)
>
> Roy Butler
> Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC
> Arkport, NY
>
> Kirk Herander, VSE wrote:
>
> >Group,
> >Over the weekend, I got a call from a customer who's Bergey XL.1 fell to
the
> >ground. Not the tower, just the machine itself. It turns out the yaw
shaft
> >broke in two just above the slip rings. Bergey says they've seen "a few"
> >like this as a result of a casting defect. it was probably already weak,
and
> >the hurricane-remant winds pushed it over the edge, literally. Anybody
heard
> >of this before??
> >
> >PS. I also had a customer's generator shed, and therefore generator (a
> >Kohler 8.5 RMY) burn to the ground last weekend, as the result of a
propane
> >leak, so the fire marshall suspects. Thank God the structure was 100'
away
> >from the house and there was no wind. Never install a generator inside an
> >attached structure!!!
> >
> >Kirk
> >
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> >PO Box 697
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