If it smells like oil, it is oil! If it doesn't, then it's probably
PCB, except for some of the really new stuff and you are unlikely to run
across any of that in retired pole pigs. It has been a very long time,
but IIRC it either has a garlic like or chemical smell. What ever, One
good whiff...OK cautious sniff and if it smells like oil you can recycle
it, or keep it for dummy loads. Nearly every club has a ham or two, or
more that needs oil for their dummy load
73, Roger (K8RI)
On 11/4/2017 Saturday 11:35 AM, Kevin Stover, AC0H wrote:
I'm a little concerned about people just dumping the oil.
Transformer oil is a famous source of PCB's. How old does a pole pig
have to be before you can safely say there are no PCB's in the oil?
On 11/2/2017 9:49 PM, Mike & Becca Krzystyniak wrote:
Hi Jim,
I used one that came off our power lines back in the 70's when
they were
updating the grid.
The oil was for heat transfer.
I pulled it from the oil and let it dry out for a few months.
It never really drys but the weeping eventually stopped.
Mine ran a pair of 3-1000Z. 2400 VAC on the secondary.
It loafed along at legal limit.
I think I paid all of $25 for it.
Never had an issue with insulation breakdown.
73's Mike K9MK
-----Original Message-----
From: Amps [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Thomson
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2017 8:44 PM
To: amps@contesting.com
Subject: [Amps] Pole pigs removed from oil ??
Have any of you folks used or know of anybody who has used pole
pigs..removed from oil ?
Is there any inherent risk with insulation breakdown etc ?
Jim VE7RF
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