On May 14, 2012, at 3:56 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
I would strongly recommend 'meggering' the
transformer after giving it a
preliminary clean-up. If you've got insualtion troubles, it may not be
worth doing anything more with it.
[Does the term 'megger' mean anything across the Pond? Over here it's a
common term (actually a trade name that's become generic) for a
high-voltage insulation tester]
Not a term that I've heard of. Sounds like swearing to my ears. :-)
replaced.
I don;'t know... Fans can be stripped, cleaned and rebuilt. May not be
worth it, it depends on how much time you have, and how much you want to
keep original.
Fans are also often easily replaced by copies that are "close enough".
I've no idea what's in an 11/35, though.
At least
I've cleaned out the mouse nests. That's a start, I guess.
A cat is quite useful to prevent re-infestation :-)
True, but sometimes the cure can be just as much of a problem; we have
one cat who has taken to peeing on a lot more things than any vermin
ever have. If it weren't for the fact that it's clearly because he's
scared to death of our other cat, he'd have had a date with a burlap
sack long ago. :-)
- Dave
[ lest anyone think I am actually advocating cruelty to animals, I am
not really suggesting such a thing; we do like our cats, and I'm sure
our child will prove far more destructive than any cat in time ]