The Super 60m XHD TallTower is a highly versatile meteorological tower designed specifically for wind resource assessment.
| PAINT, ANCHORS (#7725) | |
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| Installation | |
| Tools required |
See manual available in the Dcouments + Downloads tab: Super 60m TallTower |
| Winch required | 4730 - Winch | 80m XHD Towers |
| Ginpole required | 4831 - Ginpole | 80m XHD Towers |
| Physical | |
| Erected height | 59.8 m (196.2 ft) |
| Tube diameter | 203 mm (8 inches) and 254 mm (10 inches) |
| Footprint | Standard: uses 2 anchor radii, largest = 50 m (164.0 feet) |
| Guy radii | 45 m (147.6 ft) / 50m (164.0 ft) |
| Guyset levels |
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| Guy wire diameter | 7.9 mm (5/16 in) |
| Tube wall thickness | 8 in & 10 in dia. tube wall thickness = 3.4 mm (.134 in) nominal (10 GA); Transition 2.8 mm (.109 in) nominal (12 GA) |
| Tube length(s) | 2.21 m (87 inches) Maximum |
| Tube joints | Tube-Joints secured by 3 evenly spaced 5/8" diameter bolts |
| Materials | |
| Tube | G-90 galvanized steel, hot roll base C1015 or C1020, conforms to ASTM A568 |
| Guy wires | 7X19 galvanized steel wire rope per Federal Specification RR-W-410F |
| Guy rings | G-90 galvanized steel |
| Anchors | 203 mm (8 in) dia. single and double helix screw-in earth anchors (when applicable) |
| Baseplate | G-90 galvanized steel, 4.8 mm (.188 in) thick, 7 GA |
| Wire rope clips | 7.9 mm (5/16 in) drop-forged, galvanized steel |
| Structural | |
| Wind and Ice Loading capabilities | Wind and wind with ice limit loads meet ANSI/TIA-222-G Standard. Please see NRG Super 60 m TallTower Manual Appendix A for details. |
| Safety features | |
| Obstruction marking | See Obstruction Lighting Product Page for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) AC-70/7460-1K compliant options. In conjunction with lighting, painted towers meet the requirements of FAA AC 70/7460-1K. The paint color used for obstruction marking complies with Federal Standard FED-STD-595 and passes ASTM D3359 Standard Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test. |
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