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A closeup of the turbine generator coil... I think.
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No sign of any safety covers,and i think you are correct bro.There be heaps of reclaimable metal in that place.Scrapmetal heaven.Great colour too.
Stax V8
Mon 12-13-2010
Awesome colors indeed.
Ŗivẹt
Mon 12-13-2010
Looks like a wicker basket.
Larry D
Mon 12-13-2010
From the eye of the master. It takes talent to know exactly where to aim the camera and Mr. Motts has it.
BKW Ontario
Mon 12-13-2010
staring down the demons throat!
PsychoSideshow
Mon 12-13-2010
Same exact thought Larry! Looks like a weaved basket.
LucieLou
Mon 12-13-2010
It looks like intestines coiled around a tire.
A D Nilsen
Tue 12-14-2010
These are insulated copper windings, called a stator, and in the middle
this round thing is called the rotor, the rotor is attached on the turbine
and so making the electicity that we need.
It is a very fine example of craftmanship.
Fred
Tue 12-14-2010
That looks awesome! It reminds me of worms, though, or something kind of visceral... It's a fun pattern.
redinkreign
Tue 12-14-2010
Looks so surreal.
amber
Wed 12-15-2010
Very interesting and a bit creepy looking
JackieB
Thu 12-16-2010
They are the end windings of the generator
ee
Sat 12-18-2010
I like the color of the tubes... and the pattern, kind of looks like a wicker basket.
Saywardstudio
Wed 12-22-2010
Fred hit the nail squarely on the head.... They're called stator windings and the red color is a special insulating paint called Glyptol
Mitch A.
Thu 12-23-2010
Thank you Mitch for your support.
I,ve seen these things working with a ancient steamengine in
Germany, .
But in modern powerplants they are the same today.
In every car that drives around is such a thing,
Apart from that, when you look to the middle of the upper three
windings you can see a black hole , that is a explosion due to a
short circuit, you can see the molten copper lying on the rotor, the
black partickles on the edge,
Forgive my English, i am from Holland, and i wish all of you a good
Christmas and a healthy 2011.
Fred
Thu 12-23-2010
Fred:
No need to apologize for your English, it's probably better then mine.. and English is my native language.
I noticed the black hole in the winding and the slag on the rotor, but wasn't sure what caused it. After looking at it a little closer, I think you are correct. That could have been the main reason the plant was permanently shut down. Rebuilding a generator like that would require it to be removed and shipped to a special facility. The cost of the repair plus the loss of income could have been the deciding factor to close the plant.
Mitch A.
Fri 12-24-2010
looks like fingers wrapped around something
Joe
Sun 12-26-2010
Great shot! I love that it almost seems to be moving. Nice.
Kathy W.
Tue 01-04-2011
give me a sawza and give me the copper big bucks at 3.00 a pound
tommy b
Thu 03-17-2011

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