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ziphius
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11/22/2016
ziphius
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It looks like it gave way about halfway up the tower. The warranty must have just expired.

http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/wind-turbine-collapses-ocotillo
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surfponto
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11/23/2016
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Yep read about that. How the heck does that happen?

ziphius wrote:
It looks like it gave way about halfway up the tower. The warranty must have just expired.

http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/wind-turbine-collapses-ocotillo
edited by ziphius on 11/22/2016


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ziphius
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11/23/2016
ziphius
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Sounds like the manufacturer, Siemens, has a history of bad turbines.

surfponto wrote:
Yep read about that. How the heck does that happen?

ziphius wrote:
It looks like it gave way about halfway up the tower. The warranty must have just expired.

http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/wind-turbine-collapses-ocotillo
edited by ziphius on 11/22/2016


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sddarkman619
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11/23/2016
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Damn.
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rockhopper
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11/23/2016
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Strange, very strange. I would love to see the failure report.
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anutami
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10/10/2021
anutami
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Drove by them on Friday and noticed them all shut down. Then cam across the reason



Looks like the total failure of another one!
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10/10/2021
anutami
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Drove by them on Friday and noticed them all shut down. Then cam across the reason



Looks like the total failure of another one!
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Brian
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10/10/2021
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I drove under a couple of them on Dos Cabezas road just a couple weeks ago. Glad it didn't fall on me. I wonder if the failure was in the structure or the foundation.
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rockhopper
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10/13/2021
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Any close up photos of the "break" ?
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Bob S
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10/16/2021
Bob S
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Looks like a safety issue to me. They should ALL be torn down.

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Rocko1
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10/18/2021
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The chinesium pot metal failed?
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10/19/2021
tekewin
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Rocko1 wrote:
The chinesium pot metal failed?



That's a big failure for a new tower. Materials would be a good first place to look.
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11/15/2021
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ziphius wrote:
It looks like it gave way about halfway up the tower. The warranty must have just expired.

http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/wind-turbine-collapses-ocotillo
edited by ziphius on 11/22/2016


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11/16/2021
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Testing forum functionality😢
surfponto wrote:
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ziphius wrote:
It looks like it gave way about halfway up the tower. The warranty must have just expired.

http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/wind-turbine-collapses-ocotillo
edited by ziphius on 11/22/2016

edited by surfponto on 11/16/2021

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Britain
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2/1/2022
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Report appears that the blades broke off and hit the stand.

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