1 posted on
06/15/2014 3:27:11 PM PDT by
PoloSec
To: PoloSec
I don’t believe I’ve ever seen one, or a picture of one, with the obvious need: a lightning rod.
2 posted on
06/15/2014 3:29:48 PM PDT by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: PoloSec
3 posted on
06/15/2014 3:30:05 PM PDT by
al baby
(Hi MomÂ…)
To: PoloSec
“Lightning strikes on wind turbines happen frequently.”
Naturally, that will not be factored into the publicized cost of wind power.
4 posted on
06/15/2014 3:31:47 PM PDT by
I want the USA back
(Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
To: PoloSec
Lightning’s powerful. I’ve seen some huge oil fires caused by lightning.
5 posted on
06/15/2014 3:32:06 PM PDT by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
To: PoloSec
7 posted on
06/15/2014 3:33:26 PM PDT by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: PoloSec
This is more common than you think.
Since the blades are made in two halves are then bonded together it splits the blade like a banana.
I have worked on several dozen lightening failures.
10 posted on
06/15/2014 3:37:38 PM PDT by
Mikey_1962
(Democrats have destroyed more cities than Godzilla)
To: PoloSec
A little Cialis will fix that.
21 posted on
06/15/2014 4:31:24 PM PDT by
exit82
("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
To: PoloSec
i would guess turbine brake failures are #2.
22 posted on
06/15/2014 4:46:12 PM PDT by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: PoloSec
Wow those blades are expensive. I guess the customers will pay to fix it.
23 posted on
06/15/2014 5:23:18 PM PDT by
ExCTCitizen
(I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
To: PoloSec
Bigger downtime than Lightning strikes is cold weather drove through Wisconsin Texas Minnesota in fall/Winter 5% of 20 Windmills rotate. the Ones along a Highway the other 19 in the row just watch!
24 posted on
06/15/2014 5:53:31 PM PDT by
philly-d-kidder
(AB-Sheen"The truth is the truth if nobody believes it,a lie is still a lie, everybody believes it")
To: PoloSec
I have a not-so-obvious question. Or maybe it is. If they are for the purpose of generating electricity, why not capture the energy of a lightning strike? After all, Doc Brown did it in Back to the Future. All you need is a huge capacitor.
25 posted on
06/15/2014 6:57:19 PM PDT by
roadcat
To: PoloSec
Well DUH! They are the tallest things around, and they’re metal, besides!
27 posted on
06/15/2014 7:50:43 PM PDT by
SuziQ
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