TROUBLESHOOTING
You may require an extra person to assist with these tests.
We strongly advise the activation of the Manual stop switch during any
maintenance of or around your Turbine. This will prevent the blades from
spinning and voltage to be transferred.
(1) Remove the blade/hub from the turbine. Replace the rotor hub nut on the
rotor shaft.
(2) Quickly spin the rotor shaft manually with your fingers while connecting
and disconnecting the red and black wires (the turbine must not be
connected to batteries).
(3) With the red and black wires connected, the shaft should be more
difficult to turn. When the wires are disconnected it should spin freely.
Should this not be true please contact the supplier or manufacturer.
(4) With your wind turbine connected to your battery bank, use an electric
hand drill to spin the rotor shaft.
(5) Below 500 RPM, the rotor should spin freely without friction.
(6) At 500 RPM and above, the wind turbine should be charging the battery.
You should feel resistance on the rotor shaft if the shaft is not rotating; contact
your turbine dealer or manufacturer. Be aware your battery banks needs to be
under 24V or 48V for this testing as the turbine needs to read a charge.
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