ECLECTIC ENERGY D400 User Manual page 11

Assembling the D400 (continued)
• Place the turbine face down on its rotor, and attach the tail
using the three M6 nuts and bolts provided. Note that the tail
should be fitted to the left-hand face of the casting flange when
the D400 is viewed from the rear. The large stainless steel
washers with the large rubber washers underneath should also
be fitted on the left-hand side.
• To fit the nose cone, offer up the axial splits in the
moulding to the leading edges of the blades while holding the cone
square and central over the hub. Gently open each of the axial splits,
and encourage it to pass over the leading edge of the blades.
• Finally, rotate the nose cone anti-clockwise such that it
effectively screws onto the blade roots. Snap the rear edge of the
blades slot behind the trailing edge of the five blades (see pictures).
Fitting D400 to the Tower
Remove the tower liner from the D400's yaw shaft, and check it for fit
with the proposed mounting tower. It is far preferable to discover it
does not fit at this juncture rather than when you are actually
attempting installation. The standard tower liner has an outside
diameter of 41.8 mm and is designed to slide into standard aluminium
or steel scaffolding tubing with a nominal outside diameter of 48 mm
and inside diameter of 42 mm.
Should the tower liner not fit the tower tube correctly, consider sourcing an alternative
mount tower or contact your supplier to order an alternative tower liner.
On no account attempt an installation where the tower liner is a 'sloppy' fit in the tower,
as this will lead to instability when the machine is operating, and could lead to machine
damage.
The tower liner is retained to the yaw
shaft by three grub screws. Once the
machine has been installed, the tower
liner should be secured by drilling two
holes through the top of the tower into the
tower liner to a depth of 12 mm with a
4 mm drill, finally securing with
two No. 8 x 12 mm self-tapping screws.
Your D400 is now ready for installation
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