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this post was submitted on 15 Sep 2024
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High voltage switchgear and transformers are always stored outside, have very very long lead times, and are easily damaged
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I feel like people outside industry don’t appreciate this message as much as intended.
Industrial switchgears, often part of an electric apparatus that looks like a giant metal box, have lead times measured in years. The supply chain is completely fucked.
A literal CEO of a $20billion company couldn’t skip the line despite writing them a letter and begging for any price.
Companies are paying long haul truckers expedited rates to haul a 53 foot trailer with a switchgear inside, and the rest of the trailer completely empty. Just to get it 2-3 days sooner, after their 1 year wait. You cannot operate the facility without it.
It really is a huge shame when one of them gets damaged.
How would one safely damage high voltage electrical equipment, so we know how to prevent it?