[Amps] Pole pigs removed from oil ??

[Mike & Becca Krzystyniak]

I recall the odor quire vividly.  
This stuff smelled, to me, somewhat like maybe a burned plastic.
Yea, the odor should be a giveaway...

I also recall the viscosity was more like milk than oil, and that it did not feel oily.

73  Mike K9MK



-----Original Message-----
From: Amps [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger (K8RI)
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2017 9:07 PM
To: amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Pole pigs removed from oil ??

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 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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