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- Left side of the James-Leffel turbine unit.
- The right side of the tubine unit showing the 8 foot diameter intake water conduit.
- Walking toward the generating room in the powerhouse.
- Ready to power wash the inside of the unit.
- A light used inside to inspect the turbine unit for an annual inspection.
- The original exciter DC generator motor not in use.
- The main turbine drive shaft on the left side of the unit.
- Inside the turbine unit looking (upriver) inside the 8 foot diameter intake water conduit.
- Backup batteries to the manual control to open and close the wicket gates.
- Looking up at the original stone walls in the powerhoue that was built in 1904.
- The old generator pulled out of the drive shaft (Looking downriver).
- Showing the linkage to the pilot valve assembly on the bottom of the picture.
- The Gates 8 rib drive belt to the generator.
- The original Allis-Chalmers generator shaft is still used but not the old generator unit.
- Manual wicket gate control panel if system shuts down.