CT explosion
CT explosion
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Just had visit from electric transmission company. He wants to erect a wall around our transformer compound to protect personnel. They have had 2 instances of the porcelain 132 CT exploding and need to replace all of them right across the country (big job). Anyone heard of this problem ?
Sorry I am not electrical so 132 CT is the best description I can give but I mean the porcelain things on top of the high tension transmission cables.
Sorry I am not electrical so 132 CT is the best description I can give but I mean the porcelain things on top of the high tension transmission cables.






RE: CT explosion
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I don't recognize the terms though - reasonable, since I''m not distribution-qualified nor trained.
Should I pass along additional "Keep Away = Do Not Disturb" warnings to the millwrights/machinists working near isolated generators until these barriers are in place?
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It is also common to place walls between transformers to reduce the risk of loosing more than one transformer from a single event, or fire.
Actually we are looking at replacing several PT's because the rubber on several units has cracked and cought fire from the years in the sun.
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I think one of the proposals was to use double-stacked shipping containers as a quick and dirty answer to providing a blast wall but I guess that will not be a solution which fits in every location.
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RE: CT explosion