| Transformer Damaged By A Forklift Repaired With Belzona | | | Industry:General Industry (GIND) | | | Application: | | | Customer Location:Oregon, USA | | | Application Date:January 3, 2018 | | | Application Situation:Electrical transformer cooling fin damaged by a forklift at a local recycling center. | | | Problem:Forklift hit the cooling fins on an electrical transformer causing a serious oil leak. | | | Products:Belzona 1212 | | | Substrate:Steel | | | Application Method:The trained Belzona contractor received a call about a leaking transformer. The caller was happy to hear that Belzona would be used for the repair as they had been a Belzona user for some time. The contractor tried doing a live leak repair but the oil was coming out too fast. Next he hooked up a vacuum pump to the transformer pulling about -5 pounds. This stopped the oil flow, Belzona 1212 was applied for a permanent repair. | | | Belzona Facts:The only alternative would have been to drain the oil from the transformer and replace the cooling fin. Due to the age of the transformer a replacement was not likely. | | | Photographs Description1. Note the oil dripping.
2. Damage is severe, bending the cooling fin.
3. & 4. Belzona 1212 applied, repair complete. | |
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