many lies uncovered , more truth than they want you to know, based on low wind area,s 5-15 mph
Monday, March 21, 2016
slippery wind,lubes and surface prep
hi everyone, lubrication is one major key to long life of a wind mill. these are my thoughts from my testing. every gen iv purchased and bearing iv purchased for a wind mill has hade way too much grease in the bearing and the wrong type. the grease in the bearings can be a huge drag in the winter, iv had a couple freeze ups happen until the grease was changed. this is what works every time for me. the seals need to be removed from bolth sides and all grease cleaned out, if your going to use grease it must be extreme low temp only, NOT just low temp. this type of grease stays soft and sticky at -45c and dosnt cause much drag in the winter. only put one drop at each ball on one side and 2-3 small drops of lucas on the other side, now replace the seals and your good for a year to a year and a half before you should check them. if your mounts use oil like most of my mounts, I only use a.t.f. fluid with 10% lucas, do not exceed 10% or the tracking will slow down in the colder months. my oil im changing every two years now because im testing the design, I should be able to go to every five to seven years with no problems but im checking bearings and slip rings at two years for now { the oil has been change twice and was clean and clear bolth times, unit still has the original parts as designed.} im planning on testing hyd fluid in my next install . all bolts should also get a coat of grease to protect them from the weather , every bolt I didn't grease has come out rusty.not shure to say yet but my blades all get painted and a coat of wax, my blades never get a ice buildup and clear off any snow on just about the first turn at start up. I use a wind sock on my tails also for a visual , you can see a unit not fallowing the wind easily this way. all electrical connectors should be coated with dielectric grease to stop corrosion and weather related problems. I don't at present do any thing more than clean the slip rings, im looking into some kind of lube for them , longer life maybe ? . I like to paint my units, I find they just look like they work better when there customized. I probley do way to much maintenance but some is testing. im trying to get a TRUE 10 years without any servicing needed unit at the end of all my efforts, might not be possible but , im going to try. smooth spinning to everyone. thanks for reading.
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slippery wind
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Sudbury, ON, Canada
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