Installation Guide

SOUTHWEST WINDPOWER DOCUMENT 0228 REV A

10) Run the turbine wires through the tower base and slide in the tower pipe. Tighten the set

screw in the tower base to 8-10 ft.*lb. of torque.

Step 7: Attaching Guy Wires to Anchors

With the assembled tower laying on the ground the guy wires at the sides and rear of the tower

should be attached now. Make sure that the bottom of the tower is positioned at the tower base so

that the distances from the anchors to the guy wire attachment points on the tower will be the

same as when the tower is vertical. Leave about 6 inches of slack in the wires to allow for any

misalignment or unnoted elevation differences (the wires will be adjusted more precisely later).

The side wires can be pulled to their anchors and attached using the wire rope thimbles provided

with your tower kit.

Note: The thimbles may need to be spread open to install them on your anchors. This can be done

with a pair of pliers. Be sure to press the open end of the thimbles back together (with pliers)

before attaching the guy wires.

The rear wire length can be estimated by pulling it to a side anchor and placing a piece of tape on

the wire at the distance of the side anchor. The rear wire will then be attached to its respective

anchor at the point marked by the tape. This should make its length approximately correct when

the tower is up (again, it will be readjusted, so don’t worry about a few inches one way or the

other). Make sure that none of the guy wires are crossed and that the side wires are straight

without the rear wire crossed on top of them! Run the tail of the guy wire through the second

clamp twice, forming a safety loop (as shown on page 15). Attach the side and rear wires

securely as shown in the drawing with two clamps on each wire. Use 6-8 ft.-lb. of torque on each

nut. It is important (for good strength) that the saddle part of each clamp is on the loaded (tower)

side of the guy wire.