What we do
Two-Way Radio

Radio Telemetry

Flood Warning
Solar Power Supplies

Small Generators

Automatic Engine Starters

Datalogging

Rural Security Solutions
Links
Essential Electronics & Security Ltd : PO Box 85, Levin 5500, New Zealand
Telephone 64+6+3679871 Fax 64+6+3679878
CONTACT US
To reduce spam, this email address is not clickable - you will have to copy it into your email program
Warning - there are alot of images on this page and it will load very slowly if you are on dialup, or a slow internet connection
Thanks to Paul, Alan and Cameron, the Technicians that braved the weather and took the great photos on this service run
home
readying the Quad Bikes for the service run
For a while, the going is easy - fun even !
Oops, thats stuck.. unload the tools and diesel... time to dig out and find another way up the hill !

ahh,  alternative technology !
A somewhat surreal view of the windfarm with the Manawatu Gorge at the right-hand-side
Another view of the wind farm from the helicopter
Phew !
On site, service done, generator full of diesel and running like a nut !

Job Done !
The Weather that caused the problem - a NASA weather snap !
About the wind turbines
(from http://www.ourregion.co.nz/)

The wind farm on the crest of the Tararua Ranges is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.
  • On site are 48 Vestas V47 - 660kW wind turbines
  • installed by Tararua Wind Power Ltd for $50million in 1998. 
  • generation capacity , 31.63MW).