Here are some photos of the original turbine after being up just over 8 months. A little background info is in order;
During that 8 months this turbine has seen scorching hot summer temperatures, freezing cold winter temps, Hurricane Sandy with winds over 80kph, and being struck by flying ice at 70kph!
Worse then the ice, was someone leaving the brake/charge/freewheel switch in freewheel mode during a prolonged high wind period that saw wind speeds that peaked at over 10ms. I have no idea how fast the rotor was turning, just that it was WAY too fast.
The snowplow incident.......the turbine sits on a very short 5m tower, and is no more then 7m from the road. After our Christmas snowstorm the plow went by doing it's job, and the wall of ice, snow, and gravel hit the turbine square on. I don't know how much the ice and snow weighed, but it wasn't good for one of the blades.
Enjoy the pictures, shit happens, and it's all repairable. When I get a chance I'll post some info on the new 800w turbine. I've made some changes based on info gathered from the mule (a test unit) that should increase longevity, make maintenance a little easier, and increase power.
Pictures to follow shortly.....sorry!
