TROUBLESHOOTING
You may require an extra person to assist with these tests.
(1) Remove the blade/hub from the turbine. Replace the rotor hub nut on
the rotor shaft.
(2) Quickly spin the rotor shaft manually with your fingers while
connecting and disconnecting the red and black wires (turbine must not
be connected to batteries).
(3) With the red and black wires connected to each other, the shaft
should be more difficult to turn. When the wires are disconnected it
should spin freely. Should this not be true please contact supplier or
manufacturer.
(4) With your wind turbine connected to your battery bank, use an electric
hand drill to spin the rotor shaft.
(5) Below 500 RPM, the rotor should spin freely without friction.
(6) At 500 RPM and above, the wind turbine should be charging the
battery. You should feel resistance on the rotor shaft if the shaft is not
rotating; contact your turbine dealer or manufacturer. Be aware your
battery banks needs to be under 12V or 24V for this testing as the turbine
needs to read a charge.
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