Gallery: Wind Supply
Above the center tower chapel (today’s Winter Chapel) the blower chamber is situated. It contains two radial blowers (1905 and 1938 resp. around 1970), three reservoirs (1905) and a low voltage current system (1938). Above, two old wedge bellows (1845?) are still extant.
Über der mittleren Turmhalle (heutige Winterkirche) liegt die Gebläsekammer mit zwei Schleudergebläsen (1905, 1938 bzw. ca. 1970), drei Magazinbälgen (1905) und einer Schwachstromanlage (1938). Außerdem sind noch zwei ältere Keilbälge (1845?) vorhanden.
Position of the blowers in the tower chamber (blue), organ (yellow), connecting footpath (grey). Trunking is lead through two tunnels
Position of blower system in the tower chamber
Eastbound view of blower system, the blowers are off, the reservoirs are deflated
Blowers working, reservoirs filled
Blick Richtung Südost
Situation before 2012, instead of the Ventus blower the Sauer "Aria" blower from 1938 is still in place
Main trunk to reservoir
Above the reservoirs there are two wedge bellows from 1842 or before
Northbound view of the bellow's bottom plates
Remains of the treading array (beam guides, treading step)
Blower produced by Pollrich, Leipzig, 1905
Pollrich blower with younger rotary current drive
Pollrich blower
Sauer "Aria" blower from 1938, removed in 2012 due to heavy intoxication by wood preservatives
Bosch generators with drive attached at the back
