As mentioned previously, I made my most recent trip to the Inselberg station to figure out how to move a broken piece of the micro-hydro system up to where the helicopter could get to it. (Several months ago the turbine was hit by lightning).
The technician who arrived yesterday informed us that the piece weighs in at 120 Kilos, about 260 pounds. Moving the piece from the pump-house to the base of the rock slope took four of us and we could barely move it more than a meter at a time.
The technician who arrived yesterday informed us that the piece weighs in at 120 Kilos, about 260 pounds. Moving the piece from the pump-house to the base of the rock slope took four of us and we could barely move it more than a meter at a time.
Heading out early with an odd assortment of tools.
Dragging the old piece up the rock face, block and tackle and heave ho.
(Wemo on the left and Georg on the right)
Helicopter Ben arriving with the replacement piece.
The drop zone is steep enough that Ben couldn't touch down. He expertly hovered inches from the gound. New piece in the cargo net, the old one is in the foreground.
Current state of electrical affairs: The new piece was lowered without a hitch. It has been moved to the pump-house, installed and is now producing a mere trickle of power. So it goes.
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