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fitzmulti · 10-29-2012, 07:10 PM

If heavy rains leak into the transformer drum, they could short-circuit the coolant system responsible for keeping the copper windings from overheating. Overheating by thousands of volts can cause a transformer to blow.

10-29-2012, 07:10 PM
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