[RE-wrenches] Stuck in a furl

[Darryl Thayer]

Hi Mac I have had a similar experience.  But I am not saying the same.  The
turbine has a nacelle that splits to furl.  When we took down to repair the
pivot pin hole in the case was so worn it needed to be re-bored and fitted
with a bushing.  I could not find a machine shop to do it because the
Nacelle has no alignment fixtures.  The yaw bearing was also bad.  I
reported to the customer and suggested he check with Pika as they had a
small turbine that might work.  I do not know what the customer ended up
doing, I think he just added more solar.

On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 2:06 PM, Starlight Solar Power Systems <
larry at starlightsolar.com> wrote:

> 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
>
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> 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.
>
> <image.png>
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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
>
>
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