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Okaaayyy, Time for Lunch.........

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Posted by Overmod on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:16 AM

Erik_Mag
Still amazing to see how much the frame and body move around in the process of dropping.

They're actually doing what they're supposed to do ... just loaded beyond safe elastic limit.  In fact I suspect that most of the severe damage was limited to the rotating equipment, notably the prime mover and generator, where even a few thousandths of permanent 'warp' would destroy bearing clearances, and cast thin-wall blocks, even on isolated skids, might crack rather than deflect if driven to follow the visible wave motion... HOWEVER there is a cautionary tale for us here, in the matter of the N&W TE-1 turbine; during assembly one of the two main generators was dropped, and 'dutched together' somewhat on the sly; this caused repeated issues and, ultimately, largely resulted in the failure of the TE-1 as a 'going concern'.  The moral is as otherwise stated in these posts:  it's an insurance total loss, and likely few if any parts of it will be salvaged for use or remanufactured.

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Posted by Erik_Mag on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:03 AM

Still amazing to see how much the frame and body move around in the process of dropping.

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Monday, October 5, 2020 8:11 PM

No comment. 

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Posted by Overmod on Monday, October 5, 2020 7:32 PM

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That video is from four or five years ago - one of the slings failed.

I think it has been posted in various forum threads four or five times now.  

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, October 5, 2020 7:27 PM

That video is from four or five years ago - one of the slings failed.

Never too old to have a happy childhood!

              

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Monday, October 5, 2020 9:16 AM

Wow, talk about an instant parts donor!

And it shows the wisdom of the rule "Never stand under a lift!"

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Okaaayyy, Time for Lunch.........
Posted by CMStPnP on Monday, October 5, 2020 6:24 AM

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