[BC] Power Glitch on Mt. Wilson

[Phil Alexander]

On 18 Jan 2006 at 17:05, Rich Wood wrote:

> ------ At 02:44 PM 1/18/2006, RLO2L at aol.com wrote: -------
> 
> >They  have a jet turbine powered genset here at Sears to keep at least one
> >TX  going as well as newly built 2nd site at Hancock.
> 
> >Is that why we smell jet-A exhaust in the downtown loop of Chicago from  time
> >to time! (;>)
> 
> I wonder how many 55 gallon drums they have to cart 100+ floors in 
> the service elevator? Is it really Jet-A or natural gas? I can't 
> imagine a city code allowing something that explosive in an occupied 
> building. Diesel, yes, anything more combustible and I'd move out of 
> the building.

Sounds like they might be using a Capstone turbine. That's about 60 kW
and can be bought in a natural gas fuel version.

Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD
Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology 
(a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation) 
Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037





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