Never good to find metal in your oil
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Originally Posted by
rbel038
“We don’t know the root cause yet, but what we do know is that within the oil cooler – which is an attachment to the transformer – bits of aluminium have broken away and we believe they’ve been sucked through into the body of the transformer itself,” says Neal Barclay, Meridian's general manager of markets and production.
“That can cause issues with electrical arcing. There are protection systems in place to catch all of that, but we don’t rely on those protection systems.” - ref . energy news
Each of the coolers were replaced in 1999
I agree at this stage it isnt material , they state it wont affect revenue. However if you have 7 units refurbished with the same gear and two have failed after 15 years (when the design life is usually 40-50) seems like its just something to keep an eye on as a shareholder/asset owner
Thanks for that extra info.
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Paper Tiger