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Transformer Oil: Everything You Need to Know

Transformer oil plays a pivotal role in the operation and longevity of electrical transformers, serving four vital [...]

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Basic Steps of Electric Motor Repair

It is important to follow the procedures for electric motor repair. This can help obtain all the needed [...]

Maintenance, Motors,
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6 Common DC Motor Issues

Though DC Motors are simple machines, proper and timely maintenance is important to lengthen the motor and [...]

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The Importance of Doing a Thorough Visual Transformer Inspection

We spend millions of dollars on our electrical systems, and most spend thousands annually trying to maintain that [...]

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5 Reasons to Consider Medium-Voltage Hybrid Switchgear

Production systems continue to grow and evolve, but the electrical equipment providing them safe power eventually runs [...]

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Neutral Grounding of Electrical Power Systems

To ground, or not to ground – that is the question.  There are many factors to consider before selecting the [...]

Maintenance, Substations, Transformers,
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How to Determine Transformer Criticality

Determining transformer criticality is an important step towards turning your existing maintenance plan (or lack of) [...]

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Custom Transformer Options

Most Common Custom Transformer Options

At Southwest Electric Co, we are experts in building custom distribution class oil-filled transformers with options [...]

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Oil Sampling

The Right Way to Sample a Transformer

Transformer sampling is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to determine what is going on in our transformers, but it [...]

Maintenance, Substations, Transformers,
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On-Demand Monitoring: Cost-effective Alternatives to Online Monitoring

The Uptime Conundrum Continually increasing demand for production uptime (and consequent decrease in available system [...]

Maintenance, Substations,
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Oil Samples

How Often Should I Pull Transformer Oil Samples?

A common question we get from our customers is “How often should I pull transformer oil samples?” Our [...]

Testing, Transformers,
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3 Avoidable Electric Motor Issues

The following article was previously published by Utilities Tech Outlook. Read the original article here. Electric [...]

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