Väderöbod
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Radier
N 58° 32.600 E 011° 01.800
32V E 618157 N 6490989
Väderöbod lighthouse, LFl WRG 8 sek, 19 meters above sea level. Väderöbods fyr, 19 meter över havet.
Waymark Code: WM14NB
Location: Sweden
Date Posted: 01/13/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Bernd das Brot Team
Views: 30

This fully automated lighthouse was in 1965 replacing another lighthouse of the Heidenstam type, that had been in operation on the same island since 1867. From the start it was powered by an electric cable from the mainland, with a gas light as backup in case of power failure. Today it is only powered by solar cells with no gas backup. Originally the tower was painted orange with a black midsection but is today painted all red.
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Denna fullt automatiserade fyr, byggd som ett 19 meter högt betongtorn, ersatte 1965 den tidigare, manuellt betjänade Heidenstamsfyren vilken varit i tjänst sedan 1867. Inledningsvis försörjdes fyren med elektricitet via en 50kV kabel från land. Det fanns även ett acetylengas baserat reservsystem vid strömavbrott. Idag försörjs fyren enbart av energi från solceller. Acetylengas systemet är skrotat och elkabeln upptagen från bottnen.
Ursprungligen var betongpelaren målad orange med svart band på mitten men idag är den målad helt i rött.

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