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AIR 403 Land Manual Document #0049 REV D
SOUTHWEST WINDPOWER 8/20/2001 7
1.3 Installation
CAUTION: INSTALLATION PROCEDURES SHOULD BE PERFORMED AT
GROUND LEVEL.
CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT ALL BATTERIES ARE DISCONNECTED
THROUGHOUT THE INSTALLATION PROCESS.
CAUTION: NEVER INSTALL THE AIR 403 UPSIDE DOWN.
Please follow these precautions during the installation process:
•= Choose a calm day.
•= THINK SAFETY! Have someone available to help during the installation process.
•= Disconnect batteries from turbine wiring.
•= Prior to attaching the wires to the battery, tie the wind turbine output lead wires (positive
= red; negative = black) together near the battery to be sure that the rotor will not spin-up
during installation.
NOTE: Do not install the blade assembly until the turbine is mounted on the tower.
1.4 Operation
Check support structures, blades, and electrical systems on a regular basis.
•= The rotor blades are very strong; however, if they come in contact with a solid object,
they can break. Use common sense about safety when locating the turbine.
•= When performing periodic inspections, or at anytime when you must approach the path
of the blades, disconnect the power leads from the battery and tie the wind turbine output
leads together to stop (slow down) the blades from rotating. The turbine can also be shut
down through the use of a stop switch. Please refer to Figure 2 on page 13 on how to install
a stop switch in your system.
•= Please note that there is a short break-in period with new turbines. The bearings in both
the turbine yaw and the turbine rotor will require approximately 60-100 hours of operation at
rated windspeed (approximately 18 – 20 mph) before they are running at peak efficiency.
During this break-in period, the turbine operation might appear sluggish.
CAUTION: NEVER APPROACH THE TURBINE DURING OPERATION.
USE COMMON SENSE AND PLEASE BE CAREFUL
