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In Chelyabinsk in Russia, at a factory where they make engines for tanks for the Russian army, a transformer caught fire đź‘Ś

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In Chelyabinsk in Russia, at a factory where they make engines for tanks for the Russian army, a transformer caught fire - Sopuli

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Nov 26, 2023 at 10:22pmWeb
Show threadRoseNov 26, 2023
Putin doesn’t like transformers, so hopefully that’s fine by him.
Show threaddumdum666Nov 26, 2023
It had an unfortunate shmelting accident…
Show threadNotMyOldRedditNameNov 26, 2023

If transformers in Russia are like transformers elsewhere, they are of limited supply and can’t easily be replaced, especially if it’s many of them.

That’ll hurt, and even if replaced, weaken them further.

Show threadOswaldBuzzbaldNov 26, 2023
The workers of Cybertron are gonna be puttin in some serious overtime.
Show threadDeceptichumNov 26, 2023
Those poor chumps.
Show threadWhirling_CloudburstNov 26, 2023
It seems like every time a see one of these videos, some Russian is laughing in the background.
Show threadskillissuerNov 26, 2023
how do you embed videos?
Show threadLaFinlandiaNov 27, 2023
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Show threadMonochromeLadybugNov 27, 2023
Poor Thomas.
Show threadSpitzspotNov 27, 2023
Let me guess the official response…“worker smoking”?
Show threadWindex007Nov 27, 2023

I imagine with how many workers have been removed from the workforce (or in many cases, from existence) that there is a fuck ton of industrial and utility maintenance that just isn’t able to get done.

Entirely possible it was an effective strike of some kind… But also possible that critical infrastructure is eroding to the point that “catastrophic failures” are on the menu.

Show threadthanevimNov 27, 2023
Not to mention far more increased demand putting increased wear on both machines and humans, which only makes your first point stronger
Show threadGretaAintNoFlowerChildNov 27, 2023
I like to think it was sabotage.
Show threadRedditWandererNov 27, 2023

I find some comfort in knowing that Putin can’t know if it’s sabotage, incompetence or low funding. He can’t even ask his closest men for the truth as they all fear being shoved out if a window next week. His enemies are all over the world, including in its borders and population.

I’m surprised nobody has taken him out yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised it happens before the Ukranians start gaining too much ground.

Show threadDKKHGGGjNov 27, 2023
BLEVE?
Show threadskillissuerNov 27, 2023
transformers are filled with flammable oil, which is so similar to diesel some people even use it as such. moderate physical damage will cause short circuit, and this will provide enough energy to disperse and ignite that oil. no need for pressure buildup from fire
Show threadHopfgeistNov 27, 2023
Can transformer cooling oil form flammable vapour? Maybe, I guess, if it’s hot enough, but I’m not sure. But when the transformer gets hot and explodes it may cause an oil spray fine enough to create a fireball, which may look similar. The first stage of a “proper” BLEVE is normally the “expanding vapor” cloud, which is visible as such, before it has mixed with air sufficiently (and/or reaches an ignition source) to burn and form the fireball. Then again, in smaller ones, and in the dark, the vapour cloud may be so short-lived that it cannot be seen.
Show threadRidderSportNov 27, 2023

So apparently the Russians still smoke inside their factories, what a shame

Thank god they’re so stupid.

Show threadHopfgeistNov 27, 2023
Not sure this has been the official “explanation” this time, but looking at it from a technical side, there isn’t normally anything in a transformer flammable enough to be ignited by a cigarette, even if you could drop it directly into the cooling oil (which you can’t: they are normally sealed). My understanding is that you need a sustained arc over several minutes of “normal” electric current, or several lightning strikes to heat up the oil enough to catch fire. That requires some major fault. I guess a suitable type of warhead could cause it eventually, but not immediately.
Show threadEcho DotNov 27, 2023

they are normally sealed

Normally

I wouldn’t be surprised if the issue turns out to be a comedy of errors.

  • Damaged transformer is never fix. Due to budget issues corruption
  • Overtime it becomes more damaged until it represents a serious safety issue. See above
  • Absolutely no equivalent of workplace safety laws. Sea above
  • All resulting in a massive explosion
    • Show threadHopfgeistNov 27, 2023

    I wouldn’t be surprised if

    Neither would I. Just saying that “smoking at the workplace” alone won’t suffice. Unlike in, say, a fireworks munitions factory.

    Show threadEcho DotNov 27, 2023

    Well of course there is rules, and there are is what people do.

    Paying attention is important.

    Show threadC126Nov 28, 2023

    Not sure this has been the official “explanation” this time, but looking at it from a technical side, there isn’t normally anything in a transformer flammable enough to be ignited by a cigarette, even if you could drop it directly into the cooling oil (which you can’t: they are normally sealed). My understanding is that you need a sustained arc over several minutes of “normal” electric current, or several lightning strikes to heat up the oil enough to catch fire. That requires some major fault. I guess a suitable type of warhead could cause it eventually, but not immediately.

    Cooling oil is non flammable…can you imagine if they used something that caught fire when it became too hot?

    Show threadkaiomaiNov 27, 2023
    Special Flammable Operation.