A major power company needed to replace two existing GK feeders that had been in use for over 35 years. During that time, the space had become very crowded and hard to maneuver within. Only small pieces could be moved into place, one at a time, to replace the existing units. Once in place, the units would need to easily be assembled due to the lack of working space and assembly machinery. - General Kinematics was able to design a replaceable feeder to meet these needs. The exciter and drive bracket were designed to be one bolted component. This eliminated the need to individually torque each reactor spring in the plant. The cross members, side stringers and the trough liner also used bolted connectionswith security locknuts.

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