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#1 Posted : 23 June 2006 14:15:00(UTC)
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Posted By AMJAD AL ATA Hi all, Why we use water spray systems to protect electriacl transformers against fire (the basic rule says: DO NOT USE WATER TO PUT OUT ELECTRICITY RELATED FIRE). regards Amjad
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#2 Posted : 23 June 2006 14:20:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jeffrey Watt Its in the manual of firemanship I believe. Plus I think it is stadard code practice in the american NFPA. Jeff
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#3 Posted : 23 June 2006 21:12:00(UTC)
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Posted By shaun mckeever It is an unbroken water supply that creates the problem. If the water stream is broken up into droplets as in a water spray or mist system the electrical path is broken too.
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