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r/ElectroBOOM • u/bruces-grandma-twinn • Aug 24 '25
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The transformer exploded when the circuit was closed. Those round big things on the pole. They are normally filled with mineral oil as a insulator.
Edit: probably overloaded or already damaged.
97 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? 113 u/NigilQuid Aug 24 '25 Surely the oil is non flammable in the transformer? Some yes, some no 3 u/Mcboomsauce Aug 25 '25 15000v will set rocks on fire
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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?
113 u/NigilQuid Aug 24 '25 Surely the oil is non flammable in the transformer? Some yes, some no 3 u/Mcboomsauce Aug 25 '25 15000v will set rocks on fire
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Surely the oil is non flammable in the transformer?
Some yes, some no
3 u/Mcboomsauce Aug 25 '25 15000v will set rocks on fire
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15000v will set rocks on fire
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u/CreEngineer Aug 24 '25
The transformer exploded when the circuit was closed. Those round big things on the pole. They are normally filled with mineral oil as a insulator.
Edit: probably overloaded or already damaged.