I could level it faster and better with a clear tube and some water.
Edward B. "Ned" Stieglitz, President
L.E.E.D. Depot, Inc.
neds@leeddepot.us
786-444-0037
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From: time slider <sawedoffshortdog@yahoo.ca>
To: Dave <gpw1942@nep.net>
Cc: 12VDC_Power@yahoogroups.com; homeenergysolutions@yahoogroups.com; renewable-energy@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 9:22 am
Subject: [renewable-energy] Re: [s-w-h] Skystream pole leveling ?
Hi Dave ... ?congratulations on setting up your wind turbine.?? May I share some thoughts on an accurate? way to plumb a vertical pole/tower/bldg.? If you are going to be doing more that one (obviously have two more installs)... it would be a small investment to purchase a transit level that has a vertical movement on the instrument.????'Set it up' and take plumb 'shots'?? from??bottom to top.?? Mark the center of the pole on the bottom and aim the transit up and move the pole on its base flange bolts until the top of the pole is centered on the cross hairs.?? Move the transit 90* around the pole base?from the first shot and repeat the process.? Make sure you are setting up the transit at least or 1.5 times the height of the pole away from the pole to make it easy.
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Another method:
The Egyptians (and modern man-- still used in construction today! ) used the "3-4-5 rule".... "in a right angle triangle if the one radius from the right angle junction is
3?---(ft/inches/yards/meters/miles/km)?, and the other radius from this point is 4 units of measure,? then the hypotenuse is 5 units of measure."?? Any? multiples of this will yield? the same right angle triangle?( ie? 6-8-10,??? 9-12-15.)?? so..... if you 'level' a point from the base point outward to one? radius measure , then ?mark a point up on the pole for? the other radius (allow for the pole diameter difference on a tapered pole )?? you can measure the? the hypotenuse to the correct measure ... the the pole will be plumb in that direction.
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Repeat the process 90* from the first .?? DA? DAHHH ... one vertically plumb pole.
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Congrats again.... Best Regards.... Time Slider???? (Ed)
Smile at your neighbor's , be Happy,? Leave the Earth Green, Tread as Lightly on the Earth as You Know How...?? <sawedoffshortdog@yahoo.ca>
--- On Wed, 8/20/08, Dave <gpw1942@nep.net> wrote:
From: Dave <gpw1942@nep.net>
Subject: [s-w-h] Skystream pole leveling ?
To: small-wind-home@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 10:09 PM
Hi All,
Just completed my first Skystream install.
What do the rest of you do as far as leveling the pole / head?
Pole is tapered. This one was a 33ft, have a 45 and 60 ft coming up.
Tried leveling the mounting plate at the top, base of the pole. what
seemed to work the best was placing a level on the pole and adjusting
for an equal reading on four sides.
Thoughts??
Dj in NE PA
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