Turbines and winter
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Turbines and winter
Hi Everyone,
I have a quick question geared towards those of us who live in the cold regions of the country.
What, if any, "winterizing" steps should you do to your turbines that will sit unused for lets say 4 to 5 months?
I live in New England and it's soon going to be that time. Yes i am a newbie.
Thanks in advance, Bob Lemay
I have a quick question geared towards those of us who live in the cold regions of the country.
What, if any, "winterizing" steps should you do to your turbines that will sit unused for lets say 4 to 5 months?
I live in New England and it's soon going to be that time. Yes i am a newbie.
Thanks in advance, Bob Lemay
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Keep it in a controlled atmosphere. Best thing to do is run the engine every couple of months.
My garage is now heated.. but before I did nothing but leave them in the garage and bring the fuel and batteries in the house(basement for consistant temp)
My garage is now heated.. but before I did nothing but leave them in the garage and bring the fuel and batteries in the house(basement for consistant temp)
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Mine come into the shop which is fully heated. The fuel system is kept wet with fuel. I start it every month on the bench, run it a minute and then stuff it back on the shelf. All my planes come in out of the cold. Significant changes in temps cause condensation on metal. Condensation results in corrosion. If you are going to energize very cold electronics, bring them into a heated environment to warm up first. Thermal runaway on ICs can weaken them. Not real good to put a load on a very cold battery.