[Amps] Pole pigs removed from oil ??

[Kevin Stover, AC0H]

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 at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Thomson
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2017 8:44 PM
> To: amps at 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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