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Analoguesat · 04-03-08, 09:45 PM

The braking mechanism failed and the turbine shook itself to pieces....

Fortunately nobody was hurt in this spectacular incident

merlodlliw · 05-03-08, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Analoguesat

The braking mechanism failed and the turbine shook itself to pieces....

Fortunately nobody was hurt in this spectacular incident

A few have gone the same way in Nth Wales, not as safe as first thought,anyone with a spare piece of land, the yearly rent for each
is between £4k up to £8k for the big ones, so a wind farm is a better bet than a moo cow empire.

Bob

Jimdefruit · 05-03-08, 03:03 PM

More a breaking system than a braking system.

Turbines always have been reliant on extra safety systems. The inherent turbine ambition is to speed up to self destruction.

the insaan · 05-03-08, 03:12 PM

that went with some gorce, it just disintegrated

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Originally Posted by Jimdefruit

The inherent turbine ambition is to speed up to self destruction.

anyone ever play lemmings ??

solunauk · 05-03-08, 05:55 PM

I can't see these videos - I just get a blue Q with a question mark inside. I just updated to the latest QT player - 7.4.1 - same result. Do I need any extra plugins or is it a setting in XP/IE7?

Sol

madrat · 05-03-08, 05:59 PM

What is wrong with the sound on that??

merlodlliw · 05-03-08, 07:44 PM

We have some Blackpool Tower size ones around here, well 20 miles away
as the birds fly(ops)

The dam things are visible from my home, MANWEB tried to trial one on a hill two miles away. thanks to an ex MOD guy, who explained at the appeal if the turbine was sited over the village, it would effect tv terrestrial reception, which in fact was correct, trial cancelled.

To me TV is better than looking at those dam windmills,which do make
a big noise, this time we have Black Grouse a protected bird, of which
many other birds are killed on wind farms, have a walk around a wind farm, and see the amount of birds killed, mind you fox lovers like wind farms.

Bob

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Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: Wind turbine self destructs More a breaking system than a braking system. Turbines always have been reliant on extra safety systems. The inherent turbine ambition is to speed up to self destruction. __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

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solunauk Look into my eyes ... Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South West UK Posts: 316 Thanks: 6 Thanked 23 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Wind turbine self destructs I can't see these videos - I just get a blue Q with a question mark inside. I just updated to the latest QT player - 7.4.1 - same result. Do I need any extra plugins or is it a setting in XP/IE7? Sol

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merlodlliw FTA only,sky free home Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: bwlchgwyn, 1375 Ft,highest village in Wales,Wrexham County Posts: 1,125 Thanks: 50 Thanked 56 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Wind turbine self destructs We have some Blackpool Tower size ones around here, well 20 miles away as the birds fly(ops) The dam things are visible from my home, MANWEB tried to trial one on a hill two miles away. thanks to an ex MOD guy, who explained at the appeal if the turbine was sited over the village, it would effect tv terrestrial reception, which in fact was correct, trial cancelled. To me TV is better than looking at those dam windmills,which do make a big noise, this time we have Black Grouse a protected bird, of which many other birds are killed on wind farms, have a walk around a wind farm, and see the amount of birds killed, mind you fox lovers like wind farms. Bob

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