Potential Power
New Tower (part 1)
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The building of a new axial flux,
permanent magnet turbine made the old tower obsolete.
I do not dare to mount the new, much heavier
turbine on this lightweight tower.
I had to make a choice.
This new project is becoming kind of large to conduct within city limits.
Do I put more money and time in, or do I call it quits here?
Well, of course, I have to continue. It is kinda addicting.
It is going to be a freestanding tower (no guy-wires) of about 22 feet.
The following images are of the 14 foot top half.
I used 1 1/2 inch galvanized pipe
and 1 1/4 inch angle iron.
The pipe is 14 foot long, the tri-legs are 10 feet long, and the base is 20
inches.
Here is the same thing with a thick coat of primer.
The next step is welding the bottom
half.
This triangle has sides of 33 inches.
I'm getting a little more comfortable
with my welding.
Not all the welds are of very good quality, but the percentage is rising.
Sometimes the welding is challenging because I have to get into tight corners,
with tricky angles, and awkard body positions.
Because I get more confidence in
my welding, I decided on this simple construction.
Three
metal plates with 5/8 holes to connect to bolds sticking out of a concrete
pad.
All the strain that the wind will challenge my tower with, will be on these
welds. Fun.
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