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Sell a 50 kVA Transformer in Ohio
Padmount and dry-type units at this rating bought across Ohio, from pole cans to padmounts, with the freight arranged.
What we buy
What we buy here
At 50 kVA, the difference between a single-phase and a three-phase unit is the difference between a can and a cabinet. A unit with the oil drained ships lighter and leaks less, but draining adds a day and a drum.
| Wet weight | about 550 pounds |
|---|---|
| Typical use | a small retail building, a farm shop or a light commercial service |
| Common form | single-phase padmount |
| Why sellers call | Fifty kVA is the point where a unit stops being a can and starts being a cabinet, which changes the handling. |
Who we buy from
Six kinds of seller, one desk
- Recyclers
- Electrical contractors
- Equipment dealers
- End users
- Demo contractors
- Distributors
Fast offers
A nameplate photo is usually enough to price a unit the same day.
Dedicated logistics
We arrange the crane, the permits and the flatbed, not you.
No broker fees
You are dealing with the buyer, so nothing is shaved off the offer.
How it works
Six steps from your yard to the money
- 01
Take pictures
The nameplate, the cabinet interior and the tank in daylight. Three photographs are usually enough to place a unit in the right class and the right price band.
- 02
Send them to us
The form on this page, a text or an email all reach the same desk. Include the city, the access and any deadline the site is working to.
- 03
Review the offer
A buyer reads the photographs, asks one or two questions and sends a written offer with the assumptions stated, so nothing changes on the day.
- 04
We schedule freight
Crane, flatbed and permits are booked around your access. You get a date and a window, and we carry the cost of getting it right.
- 05
Testing on arrival
Winding resistance, megger and turns ratio, plus oil analysis where the unit is liquid filled. The results decide the final number, and you see them.
- 06
Get paid
Payment is released on the agreed terms once the unit is received and tested, by check or ACH. No retention, no sixty-day terms.
What we handle for you
The parts sellers dread, done for you
Rigging
Crane and forklift arranged around your access, not the other way round.
Oil containment
Bunds, absorbent and disposal handled before the unit moves.
Bill of sale
A clean title document for your records, signed on collection.
PCB paperwork
Pre-1979 units get the testing and the manifest they need.
Rating
What a 50 kVA transformer is used for
50 kVA is the size that turns up behind a small industrial service, a strip centre, a school or a water plant. A gauge that reads ambient on a loaded transformer is a broken gauge, not a cold unit.
A cast resin unit tolerates damp air that would destroy a ventilated dry-type, which is why water plants use them. A generator step-up unit is designed around one generator, so its impedance is matched rather than generic.
Size, weight and handling
A pad cleared and swept afterwards is the difference between a buyer who is called again and one who is not. A driveway that slopes towards the building will not take a loaded trailer in the rain.
A hilly county makes every lift a rigging problem, and the crane budget grows with the gradient. A county with a rail siding is easier to work than one without, because rail takes what road cannot.
What we check on a 50 kVA unit
The cabinet tells you whether anybody has been inside it recently, and the bolt heads tell you whether they knew what they were doing. A drain valve that will not open is a small problem that becomes a large one on pickup day.
A clean test sheet travels with the unit and makes every later conversation shorter. A fire-damaged unit is a teardown candidate unless the oil test says otherwise, and it rarely does.
What it is worth
A sealed unit that has lost its gas blanket has lost the advantage that justified the price. A seller who understands why an offer is low can often move the offer up without spending much.
A seller who understands the rating will understand the offer, and the conversation gets shorter. A range on the phone and a firm number after the photographs is the honest sequence, and sellers recognise it.
Common questions
Other ratings we buy
Get started
Get an offer in minutes
Five fields and a phone number is all we need to start. We reply the same business day, and a firm number follows the nameplate photo.
(614) 715-3047or send the form and we will call you.
Questions
What sellers ask before they call
Equipment types
How much does a 50 kVA transformer weigh?
A municipal seller needs an invoice and a W-9; a plant needs a wire against a bill of sale. We do both without drama. Overweight is a permit problem before it is a crane problem, and Ohio scales are not forgiving. A tank that has been repainted recently deserves a closer look than one that has not.
Service area
Do you buy a single 50 kVA unit?
Coverage means all eighty-eight counties, and the cities inside them are worked the same way as the farms between them. We work to your deadline rather than ours, which is why the first question is when the site has to be clear. Remanufacturing keeps the footprint, and the footprint is often the reason the unit cannot simply be replaced.
Payment
What if the 50 kVA unit has failed?
A firm number needs three things: the tag, the condition and a route out of the building. The decision between recovery and teardown on a single-phase padmount usually comes down to the oil test and the winding resistance. A short conversation at the start saves an argument at the gate, and the argument is the expensive part.