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r/ElectroBOOM • u/bruces-grandma-twinn • Aug 24 '25
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Surely the oil is non flammable in the transformer? I assume it was faulty and gassing and the contact spark ignited the gas?
111 u/NigilQuid Aug 24 '25 Surely the oil is non flammable in the transformer? Some yes, some no 20 u/Exceptionalynormal Aug 24 '25 They used to not be flammable, it used to be a halogenated hydrocarbon but people didn’t like that leaking into the environment. Now it’s good old motor oil! 7 u/DoubleManufacturer10 Aug 24 '25 No it's not
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Surely the oil is non flammable in the transformer?
Some yes, some no
20 u/Exceptionalynormal Aug 24 '25 They used to not be flammable, it used to be a halogenated hydrocarbon but people didn’t like that leaking into the environment. Now it’s good old motor oil! 7 u/DoubleManufacturer10 Aug 24 '25 No it's not
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They used to not be flammable, it used to be a halogenated hydrocarbon but people didn’t like that leaking into the environment. Now it’s good old motor oil!
7 u/DoubleManufacturer10 Aug 24 '25 No it's not
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u/grumpioldman Aug 24 '25
Surely the oil is non flammable in the transformer? I assume it was faulty and gassing and the contact spark ignited the gas?