LaFinlandiaNov 26, 2023

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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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 threadC126

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?

Nov 28, 2023 at 1:10amWeb