[RE-wrenches] Stuck in a furl

[Starlight Solar Power Systems]

Mac,

A company called Luminous Renewable Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. had taken over the SWWP line. My last email with them was in 2013. I notice that their website is not up but perhaps they sold or changed something. 

http://www.luminousrenewable.com/ 
email rsen at luminousrenewable.com 

Larry Crutcher
Starlight Solar Power Systems






On Mar 7, 2018, at 12:42 PM, Mac Lewis <maclewis1 at gmail.com> wrote:

Hello wrenches,

I have a client with an older Whisper 200, 1 kW wind turbine.  We didn't install this but have taken over the site maintenance since the original installer left town.  The site recently experienced prolonged relatively high winds for 3-4 days.  After that, he went out and noticed that the tail is stuck in the side-furling position.

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  I'm not very familiar with this turbine or wind turbines in general, but looking at a manual, it looks like we may need a new bushing or maybe even a new casting.  Does anyone have any idea where I could order parts for this turbine?  Is there a suitable replacement turbine we should be looking at?  At last check, the turbine was putting out good power and passed all electrical checks.

Thanks in advance for your expertise


Mac Lewis

"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates