Table Of Contents - Bergey Tilt Tower Installation Manual

Table of Contents
Safety .............................................................................................................................. 2
1) Components ............................................................................................................... 4
2) Anchors & Base Plate ................................................................................................ 6
3) Tower Assembly ....................................................................................................... 12
4) Initial Tower Raising ................................................................................................. 19
5) Lowering the Tower .................................................................................................. 21
6) Installing the EXCEL1 Wind Turbine ........................................................................ 22
7) Final Tower Raising ................................................................................................. 29
8) Misc. Reference Material ......................................................................................... 31
9) Tilt Tower Packing Lists ........................................................................................... 37
Table of Figures
Figure 1: Major Tower Components ............................................................................... 5
Figure 2: Anchor Layout ................................................................................................. 7
Figure 3: Base Plate Assembly .................................................................................... 10
Figure 4: Anchor Installation ......................................................................................... 11
Figure 5: Guy Wire Attachment .................................................................................... 15
Figure 6: Gin-pole Safety Wire Assembly ..................................................................... 16
Figure 7: Tower Tilt-up Sequence ................................................................................ 19
Figure 8: Major Components of the EXCEL 1 .............................................................. 22
Figure 9: EXCEL 1 Wiring Schematics ......................................................................... 23
Figure 10: Turbine Mounting ........................................................................................ 25
Figure 11: Blade and Spinner Fasteners ...................................................................... 26
Figure 12: Nut Tightening Order ................................................................................... 27
Figure 13: Tail Fin Attachment ..................................................................................... 27
Figure 14: Tail Boom Attachment ................................................................................. 28
Figure 15: Guy Wire Transfer Sequence ...................................................................... 29
Figure 16: Concrete Anchors ....................................................................................... 33
Table of Tables
Table 1: Pull-up Force and Cable Travel ...................................................................... 17
Table 2: Recommended Wire Sizes for the EXCEL1 24V ............................................ 24
Table 3: Soil Classifications ......................................................................................... 32
BWC Tilt-up Tower & BWC EXCEL1
INSTALLATION MANUAL
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