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Jerry

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10 ft big diferance?
« on: September 30, 2004, 10:07:13 PM »
I just finished the 40 ft tower install. It has 5 ft of mast above the 40 ft mark. So genny sets at 45 ft.


This tower is less than 10 ft from a 34 ft pole with 5 ft mast above that mark. This is only a 6ft diferance but the genny on the 45ft tower is more active than its close 39ft neighbor.


What a diferance a few  ft make. Now I dream of 100ft towers?


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Jerry

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Re: 10 ft big diferance?
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2004, 10:09:30 PM »
Should have wrote 6 ft big diferance.   Getting old?


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Re: 10 ft big diferance?
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2004, 07:42:01 AM »
Are the gennies and all other componants identicle?????????

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Jerry

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Re: 10 ft big diferance?
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2004, 09:57:48 AM »
Fairly close and the lower unit is a 4 blade. Top genny is a 3 blade. Typicaly the 4 blade starts sooner. The lower unit has slightly more cogging but the blade should equal these 2 out as far as startup is concerned?


I should run an exact twin up on the tall one to be sure. I'll post results when I do.


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