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Many thanks to all those that have helped get the industry to where it is today. Below is a handful of our favorite articles. Please join our community to comment and or share other information. Moving forward, we will use this section for our miniseries of common gearbox damage modes.

Areas of discussion may include:

• Intro to wind technology book topics
• Gearbox vs. direct-drive
• Gearbox design reliability issues (planetary, high speed failures)
• Gearbox contamination reliability issues (debris, water)
• Mainshaft bearing issues
• Planetary bearing issues.
• Preventative maintenance practices
• Predictive maintenance practices
• Oil change out techniques
• Gearbox alignment
• Diagnosing the severity of a gearbox problem (when to perform up tower vs. down tower)