Inside a wind turbine

[Graveyard]

\r\n \r\n pretty cool shit, we have a bunch of those back home. i\'ve been inside the bottom of one of them but never in the top by the gearbox and generator.\r\n

[f4ipb]

\r\n \r\n Sweet! I manufacture the blades for Vestas in co. I\'m gonna try to transfer into installs or repairs next year! Who do you work for?\r\n

[jeremyRockit]

\r\n \r\n Suzlon at the Ocotillo site in Big Spring TX. I thought manufacturing would always be cool but nothing beats the view from up top.\r\n

[jeremyRockit]

from inside the nacelle with the turbine in production. too poor weather conditions today to see outside, but heres the inside. gearbox and highspeed shaft is rotating at 1800-1820RPM, rotor blade about 11 rpm.

i love my job