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Disaster with wind turbine | 34 comments (34 topical, editorial)

Re: Disaster with wind turbine (3.00 / 0) (#4)
by imsmooth on Sat Apr 12th, 2008 at 09:10:15 PM MST
(User Info) http://www.mindchallenger.com

This is pertinent for me at this time. I have a F&P shaft with a 25mm spline. I just ordered a hub from TLGWindpower for an 8.5' rotor. The hub has a 17mm hole. I was going to go to a machine shop, have the hole enlarged, smooth and key the spline and use a key lock. Now you are saying that this is not good. Is it that the lock screws fail under the constant stress?

Other than welding, you mentioned a tapered locked hub? How is this held in place? If the shaft tapers can't the hub come off the front? Do you have a picture or diagram and I will bring this to the shop and have this done instead?

Thanks
Jonathan
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Disaster with wind turbine | 34 comments (34 topical, 0 editorial)

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