Installation Guide

PRIMUS WIND POWER DOCUMENT #0070 REV C
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2/4/05
If the tower is to be erected on flat ground and there is a breeze blowing the tower should be
assembled towards the wind if possible, so that the wind may help slightly as the tower is raised
rather than working against you. If your tower is on the side of a hill and there is a breeze blowing
ignore the breeze and assemble the tower on the uphill side.
Be sure that the anchor points and base position are in a straight line when sighted from anchor to
anchor. This will insure that the forces on the guy wires are balanced properly, make final guy wire
adjustments simpler and will help a great deal during the actual raising of the tower. The side
anchors and tower base should also be at the same elevation. If either of these requirements is not
met, the guy wires will either tighten excessively or go slack as the tower is raised. If the guy wires
tighten excessively the tower may buckle and collapse, causing possible injury or even death and at
the very least, damage to both the tower and the turbine. Carefully read the section on raising the
tower for further instructions on making the proper adjustments in these situations.