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    low O2/N2 ratio in transformer oil

    Hi First the hydrogen seems to be quite elevated comparing to other gases , What is the transformer age and size? Before any significant conclusion, I suggest to send an oil sample to a laboratory for DGA tests. The portable device used for these measurement may be less accurate for those...
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    STRAY GASSING phenomenon in power transformers oil

    Your questions are very good and is a real situation appearing in many transformers in past 10 years. The gas concentration especially of hydrogen is quite high and you should be concern. They are few possibilities, stray gas indeed but they appear usually before oil treatment not after. The...
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    Disastrous trafo failure in Russia

    Did someone have any information about the role of transformer explosion in the German Nuclear power station few weeks ago?

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