Windy Nation Windtura 750 (No Slip Ring version) User Manual
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protecting itself in high winds. Because the tail assembly is mounted on a 20 degree pivot bar
and is free to rotate, the tail assembly does not move and stays “in the wind”. When the wind
speed lowers to 28-‐30 mph, the Windtura 750 unfurls and the blades and generator face the
wind again.
Because the Windtura 750’s furling mechanism is based on an angled tail boom, it is
very important that the tower is installed vertically. Use a level to confirm that your tower is
mounted vertically. If it is not, you will have to adjust the tower until it is vertical. A tower that
is not mounted vertically can cause the Windtura 750 to furl at an undesignated wind speed.
Tips and tricks when not using a slip ring:
A slip ring prevents the wires inside the tower pipe from not twisting when the wind turbine
rotates in circles to track the wind. While a slip ring is a handy device for a wind turbine, nearly
all wind turbines can operate virtually maintenance free without a slip ring.
How
is
this
accomplished?
Well,
to
put
it
simply,
a
wind
turbine
is
just
as
statistically
likely
to
rotate
in
the
counter-‐clockwise
(CCW)
direction
as
it
is
to
rotate
in
the
clockwise
(CW)
direction
when tracking the wind. So, the CCW and CW turns of the wind turbine tend to balance each
other out over time and this prevents the tower wire from becoming twisted or “bunched up”.
You will find that even after 6 months of operating, there might only be one or two twists in the
tower wire.
Every 3-‐4 months, you should check your tower wire for twists if you are not using a slip ring. If
you find any twists, then untwist the wires. There is a simple way to do this and figure below
illustrates how: