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    Now this is a Transformer

    Public Surplus: Auction #831167


    And right now only $1



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    Good luck because windings may be aluminum.

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    there may be a reason why it looks like it's built like a tank........outdoor pad mounted distribution transformer

    aluminum windings would be the least of the problem. if my quick search info is correct the cs-csp is a rating for oil-filled transformers

    above the tag in the picture is a pipe plug



    heres a close-up of the tag info


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    I guess I should have said I have no plans on buying this. I just thought it was interesting

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    Quote Originally Posted by ron22 View Post
    I guess I should have said I have no plans on buying this. I just thought it was interesting
    agree 100% on the interesting part, thats why i tried to dig a little deeper for more info about it

    1440 pounds tagged as the shipping weight.....what they dont show in the picture or description is what kind of oil
    is in this beast, old school with pcb's or the newer stuff.

    either way the oil becomes the bidders headache when the auction ends

    some more info about pcb's in old transformers : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer_oil

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldtoothlessbassmaster View Post
    there may be a reason why it looks like it's built like a tank........outdoor pad mounted distribution transformer

    aluminum windings would be the least of the problem. if my quick search info is correct the cs-csp is a rating for oil-filled transformers

    above the tag in the picture is a pipe plug



    heres a close-up of the tag info

    From the document at this link: http://www.nj.gov/drbc/library/docum...ansformers.pdf

    It looks like this transformer could contain PCBs. First two digits of the serial number indicate it was manufactured in 1969. Third character indicates it was not manufactured at a plant that did not manufacture pcb containing devices. (You'll probably have to read that sentence a couple times for it to make sense.)

    Copied from the document:

    (Since the Jefferson City, MO plant was opened after 1972, any
    pre-1972 transformer with a letter other than “A” as the third digit
    cannot be assumed PCB non-contaminated.”)

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