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Re:Wind Power Without the Mills by barryfandango on Monday May 11, 2015 @12:18PM (#9525841)
It would be really cool if the mast could retract, either using some kind of collapsing structure or a hole dug out underneath the structure. Great for repairs, also would allow a farm to retract for extreme weather events.
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Re:Wind Power Without the Mills by boombip on Monday May 11, 2015 @01:03PM (#9526178)
Yeah, until the retraction mechanism breaks.
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Re:Wind Power Without the Mills by wlesieutre on Monday May 11, 2015 @01:34PM (#9526396)
No problem, just put the retraction mechanism in a lifting mechanism to lift it out of the ground for maintenance!
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