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December 2008 - Work started on ETH/Aux Generator sets
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| By December work on the ETH/Auxiliary generators was progressing nicely. The partially stripped (better condition) ETH/Auxiliary generator set had been completely stripped down, and had passed a mega tested. Here the ETH Armature is seen standing on stands in the workshop in the process of being cleaned up. |
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| ETH Field windings had also had some initial cleaning undertaken and are seen alongside the Armature, the long shaft protruding toward the camera is the mounting for the Auxiliary Armature which had been removed. |
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| At this stage other than removal little work had been undertaken on the Auxiliary Armature. |
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Unfortunately when removed from the field windings, the ETH Armature banding was found to be suffering from the effects of old age, and showed slight damage and weekening. |
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| The brush box end of the ETH generator body is seen showing the field windings following initial cleaning of the unit. |
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| Other work undertaken was to strip the poorer generator set, check all of the components, and to enable any parts to be canibalised off this set if necessary. Here the two Armatures are seen, Auxiliary to the left and damaged ETH to the right. |
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| This picture shows a closer view of the damaged ETH armature. |
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This view shows the condition of the field windings on the poorer of the ETH Generators and some of the damage that it has suffered. |
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| The fan end of the poorer ETH Generator showing the sooty condition of the internals. This generator is the worst of the generators that will eventually be needed for Renown, the good news is that repair is possible. |