Windy Nation Rover Wind Turbine User Manual
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Section 3.0: Mount Rover Wind Turbine to Tower
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n general, it is easier to mount the Rover Wind Turbine Frame to the tower without the
blade/hub assembly attached. The blade and hub assembly can be attached to the generator
shaft after the wind turbine frame is mounted to the tower. If you choose to mount the blade/hub
assembly before placing the Rover Wind Turbine on a tower, then follow the blade mounting
instructions in Section 4.0 before proceeding with Section 3.0.
Figure 3
Step 1: Run three wires through the 1.5 inch schedule 40 steel tower pipe so that the wires
come out the top of the tower. See Figure 3 above. Outdoor rated three conductor extension
cord or welding cables can be used as tower pipe. It is recommended that 10 AWG wire is used
for wire runs of 50 feet or less and 8 AWG wire is recommended for wire runs of 50-100 feet.
Before continuing to Step 2, make sure that the top of the 1.5 inch Schedule 40 tower pipe is
filed smooth. The yaw bushing sits on top of the tower pipe and failure to file smooth the top of
the tower pipe where the bushing sits, could result in premature wearing of the bushing and
also inhibit the Rover Wind Turbine from properly tracking the wind direction.