i was wandering has anyone ever done one of these?

Originally Posted by alloy2

If the transformer had PCB oil and was changed over there will be a tag attached to the can stating how much oil was removed and replaced along with the date.



Some of you guys may recall a Quonset that I had purchased that burnt to the ground, part of that deal was to clean up the home site from any scrap that was there. I had Jack come in for the old equipment but I did the pile of copper wire and three transformers myself.

I paid a farmer with a front end loader on his tractor to load them onto my trailer.

The transformers I had were a bit larger than t hose shown on the pole below and had square cans. These were three phase units having a large transformer for each phase.

Your electric company often puts out this type of scrap for public bidding but the scrap yards alway pay a premium - often more than whats the copper is worth. Must be something about keeping your competitor at bay by out bidding them even if its at a lose to you.

yeah thats the one im talking about the one on the pole with the round shape

Originally Posted by mike1

yeah thats the one im talking about the one on the pole with the round shape

Transformers used on the utility's mainline and those used at industrial installation will have copper windings, the one for your house probably aluminum with a bit of copper.