[TCML] types of tranny oil

[Nick Andrews <nicothefabulous@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

So...in our contractor yard at a govt facility, there sits a nice old 225kVA distro tranny.  A large, heavy green monster weighing 3140lbs according to the Westinghouse nameplate.  The oil is a nice light yellow color and does not stink too much (only odor is if you get a bit on your skin and smell it, really).  Nameplate says on it 'mineral oil filled' at the bottom.  There are no exterior labels on the unit.  This is a style A65E513KC9, S/N 88JF184048 unit.  It does have some nice big bayonet-type fuses for the three phases.  Scrap yard would not take it because it has oil in it.  It's light oil, as a 5 gallon pail only weighs maybe 40 lbs or so (guesstimate).

I thought about emailing Westinghouse to ask them, but one of you may know if mineral oil means mineral oil and not some PCB-laden soup.  I already borrowed 20 gallons of the oil via the sampling port at the bottom, but may want more, as the price is very nice at $0 plus cost of buckets.  Actually, pumping it into one of the 55 gallon steel drums I have sounds tempting...

Anyone near Las Cruces, NM need tranny oil?

Nick A



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