WindyNation Windtura 750 Owner’s Manual Rev 1.
Table of Contents A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I.
WINDTURA 750 WIND TURBINE LIMITED WARRANTY AND PRODUCT DISCLAIMER Windy Nation Inc. (“Windy Nation”) is not assembling the wind unit, installing the blade system, or any other product offered by Windy Nation. Windy Nation, and its directors, officers and employees disclaim, and by purchasing a Windy Nation wind-powered product you accept all liability and responsibility for damage to property, injury, or death arising out of or related to the use or misuse of any product offered by Windy Nation.
reasonable efforts within thirty (30) days of receipt of the defective Product to repair or replace such Product. If a warranty claim is invalid for any reason, the Customer will be charged at Windy Nation’s then-current rates for services performed and will be charged for all necessary repairs and expense incurred by Windy Nation. If Windy Nation determines that a warranty claim is valid, it will ship the repaired or replaced Product to Customer at Windy Nation’s cost.
Windtura 750 Wind Turbine Parts List: 1. Generator/Yaw Mount (comes pre-attached to the generator) 2. 750 Watt Generator (comes pre-attached to the generator/yaw mount) 3. 3 phase slip ring (comes attached to yaw bushing) 4. Yaw bushing (comes attached to 3 phase slip ring) 5. Pivoting tail boom 6. Tail mounting bracket 7. Directional Tail 8. Three 35 inch WindGrabber Blades 9. Stainless steel 3-blade hub 10.
Installation Warnings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Do not assemble or install the Windtura 750 until you have read the entirety of this owner’s manual! It is necessary to follow the installation instructions and safety precautions included in this owner’s manual. Failure to do so can result in serious accidents including but not limited to property damage, serious injury, and death. Additionally, keep this owner’s manual after you install your Windtura 750 Wind Turbine as it includes maintenance information.
Windtura 750 Assembly Instructions The Windtura 750 comes partially assembled. The 750 Watt generator has been pre-attached to the generator/yaw mount at the factory. Additionally, the yaw bushing and slip ring have been pre-attached at the factory.
Step 2: Using the stainless steel bolts, flat washers and k-lock nuts, attach the blade to the hub. Refer to the Step 2 in Figure 1 above to see the proper placement of the bolt, flat washer and klock nut. Note the k-lock nut is on the back side of the hub and is therefore not shown in the picture. Tighten the k-lock nuts to 9.0 lb-ft (12.1 N·m). Step 3: Repeat the process and attach the two other blades to the hub. The blades are now mounted to the hub.
have to support the weight of the wire traveling down the tower. It is highly advisable to cover the wire connections with shrink tubing to prevent the possibility of wire shorts. Step 2: Insert the yaw bushing and slip ring into the 1.5 inch schedule 80 steel tower pipe as shown in Step 2 of Figure 2. Step 3: Coil the wires coming out of the top of the yaw bushing so that they all fit inside the yaw bushing as shown in Step 3 of Figure 2.
Step 1a: Grease the region of the tower pipe that the yaw mount will be sliding over. The yaw mount slides down 5.5 inches so grease about 6 inches of the tower pipe. Step 1b: Locate the pre-attached string that has been run through the yaw mount and strain relief. Secure the string coming out the bottom of the yaw mount to the three wires coming out of the yaw bushing as shown in Step 1 of Figure 3. Remove the nut and grommet from the strain relief as shown in Step 1 of Figure 3.
not to over tighten the strain relief nut. The strain relief accomplishes two tasks: (1)It removes any wire slack from inside the yaw mount which could cause the wires to rub against the metal pipe walls inside the yaw mount. (2) The strain relief forms a water tight seal which keeps water out of the inside of the yaw mount and slip ring. Step 2: Locate the bag labeled “Electrical Connectors”. Slide a piece of shrink tubing (included) on all three slip ring wires.
Step 1: Locate the pivoting tail boom and tail mounting bracket. Locate the fastener bag labeled “Tail Assembly Fastener Set”. Slide the tail mounting bracket into the slot in the back of the pivoting tail boom. Next, locate the three 1.5 inch long bolts and insert these three bolts through the three holes in the pivoting tail boom and tail mounting bracket. Now, put one flat washer on each of these bolts, followed by a lock washer, followed by a nut.
Attaching the Blades and Hub to Generator: Figure 7: Diagram for attaching blades and hub to generator: Step1: With the blades already attached, slide the hub onto the threaded portion of the generator’s shaft as shown in Step 1 of Figure 7. Step 2: Slide on the flat washer, followed by the lock washer, followed by the nut. Tighten the nut to 180 lb-ft (245 N·m). Take special care not to grab or push on the blades while tightening the nut as this could damage the blades.
Locating a Site for the Windtura 750 If mounted incorrectly, trees, buildings and other tall objects will block the wind available to all wind turbines. For best performance of the Windtura 750, it is necessary to mount it 20 feet above all objects within a 100 foot radius. Failure to do this will negatively affect the power output of the Windtura 750. Note that this general rule is necessary for all wind turbines.
If the Windtura 750 is used to charge a 12 or 24 volt battery bank, there must be a device in place to prevent the battery bank from being overcharged by the Windtura 750. Additionally, this device must keep the Windtura 750 under an electrical load while the Windtura 750 is not charging the battery bank. To accomplish both these tasks, a device called a diversion load (or dump load) charge controller is used. In the most simple terms, a diversion load charge controller is a voltage monitoring device.
Windtura 750 Maintenance Instructions (Warning: Never attempt to perform maintenance on a wind turbine on a windy day. Never approach a wind turbine when the blades are spinning.) Required Maintenance Grease pivot bar Grease tower pipe Inspect blades for dents, chips cracks. Clean blades of any dirt or debris.
