First order of business today was to wire up a 3rd stator and set it in resin. Afterwards we tested one of the stands that Dan had finished welding by mounting a generator (stator and rotor together), spinning as fast as we could and measuring the Voltage output - I think record was about 20V, not bad. After Spanish class we got back to the house to a hell of a story from Michael.
After giving the potential investors an idea of the set-up in Trujillo he headed out to on of WindAid's installations up in the mountains, however half way there the car broke down. After getting muddy and wet trying to fix it they called for someone to come and pick them up. They promptly arrived at in the middle of the night and after being unable to fix the car they towed it through the mountains to the site, where they spent the next morning fitting the parts needed allowing Michael to drive straight back home!
I think this story highlights 2 things about life in Peru, firstly you can never expect to stick to a plan, especially if that plan involves long drives on bad roads up into the mountains. Also, the fact that the mechanics were prepared to drive all the way out to the car and then tow it all through the night up said windy mountain roads shows just how kind and generous Peruvians are.
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