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WHISPER 100/WHISPER 200 24 Foot Tower Manual

Document #0026 REV E

SOUTHWEST WINDPOWER

5/20/05

24 FOOT (7.5 m) LAND TOWER KIT

For WHISPER 100 AND WHISPER 200

WIND TURBINES

Made in the USA by:

Southwest Windpower

1801 W. Route 66

Flagstaff, AZ 86001

(928) 779-9463

Whisper

is a trademark of Southwest Windpower Inc.

Summary of Contents for Whisper 200

Page 1: ...0026 REV E SOUTHWEST WINDPOWER 5 20 05 1 24 FOOT 7 5 m LAND TOWER KIT For WHISPER 100 AND WHISPER 200 WIND TURBINES Made in the USA by Southwest Windpower 1801 W Route 66 Flagstaff AZ 86001 928 779 9...

Page 2: ...r or your dealer for more information Notice This information is believed to be accurate however Southwest Windpower assumes no responsibility for inaccuracies or omissions The user of this informatio...

Page 3: ...tower The guy wire attachment clamps onto the upper mast section This reduces the number of pieces of tubing used to construct the tower and reduces the stresses concentrated at this point Pre cut an...

Page 4: ...ity Tower Base 1 Guy Wire set 1 3 8 x 2 Bolts 2 3 8 x 3 Bolts 2 3 8 Lock nuts 12 Cable Thimbles 4 Cable Clamps 12 Pivot Bolt and Nut 1 Tower Insert included with turbine 1 Tower Base Coupler 1 3 8 Car...

Page 5: ...wind is a cube function of the wind speed This means basically that an increase in wind speed of 10 say from 9 mph to 10 mph will result in approximately a 37 increase in the power available from the...

Page 6: ...iameter pipe This is the same outside diameter as 2 in steel water pipe where the 2 is a nominal size indicating an outside diameter that is actually 2 875 in Whether the pipe is schedule 20 or schedu...

Page 7: ...already be part way up as it is erected In this case the two side anchors should be at the same height or elevation on the hill as the tower base The two remaining anchors should be directly uphill a...

Page 8: ...nt and install its nut finger tight The two uprights should be assembled 4 apart The tower base coupler can be used to help set this distance 3 Bolt the two uprights to the two base plates using the c...

Page 9: ...t this much force or the tower will have to be lowered during storms Augers and Duckbill anchors are frequently available at mobile home supply stores Augers are also available the dealer where your t...

Page 10: ...and holds it straight while it is being driven into the ground Once the anchor is sufficiently deep in the ground the driver is withdrawn and the anchor cable is pulled a short distance to set the an...

Page 11: ...lid rock expansion bolts in the rock may be the best means of anchoring your guy wires and base tube A hole is drilled into the rock and the bolt is placed in the hole with an attachment hanger a piec...

Page 12: ...Turbine The tower is assembled laying on the ground and then lifted onto a sawhorse or large box so that the turbine can be mounted to it 1 Remove pivot bolt from tower base and insert it through the...

Page 13: ...will help to have someone pull the slack out of the turbine electrical wires as the turbine is being moved into position 10 Make sure the bottom of the tower insert is touching the top end of the tow...

Page 14: ...way or the other Make sure that none of the guy wires are crossed and that the side wires are straight with no rear wires on top of them Run the tail of each guy wire through the second clamp twice fo...

Page 15: ...the tower while it is being raised 4 Move the vehicle forward slowly to take the slack out of the lifting wire Slowly proceed until the tower lifts off of the sawhorse Pull and stop every 15 degrees...

Page 16: ...to lifting side anchor as described in step 7 attaching cables to anchors Maintain some tension on the lifting wire while the cable is being attached to prevent tower from falling back down 8 At this...

Page 17: ...to loosen one wire and tighten the wire opposite to it Check the tower straightness and repeat the process until the tower is straight When you are finished make sure that all the cable clamps are ti...

Page 18: ...se where the tower is expected to come to the ground to protect the turbine blades from damage 5 Tip the tower by hand until the lifting wire is taut and supporting the tower 6 Position a ladder under...