Read the nameplate. Know the number.
Written for the person standing at the unit, not for search engines. Short, specific, and checked by people who buy this equipment every week.
How to read a transformer nameplate
kVA, primary, secondary, phase, impedance, BIL, taps, oil type, year. What each field means and which ones set the price.
PCB transformers: what a seller needs to know
Why pre-1980 matters, what the labels mean, what we sample for, and why we do not give disposal instructions on a website.
Transformer scrap value: what drives it
Copper vs aluminum windings, core steel, tank steel, oil. Why we give ranges, not prices, and how to read a scrap quote.
TTR, Megger, and winding resistance explained
The three tests on every offer sheet, what a pass looks like, and what a fail does to the number.
Padmount, polemount, substation: how to tell them apart
For the person who inherited a yard and a spreadsheet. Photos, ranges, and what each is worth to us.
Freight and rigging: flatbed, lowboy, crane
How weight and dimensions decide the truck, what 'truck accessible' means, and when on-site scrapping wins.