Any condition, any size
Sell a Phase Shifting Transformer in Ohio
Padmount and dry-type units of this type bought across Ohio, in any condition, with the oil sampled before we quote.
What we buy
What we buy here
The load behind a phase shifting transformer is what wears it out, and a lightly loaded unit lasts far longer than its year suggests. We buy single phase shifting transformers and we buy lots, and a lot is judged unit by unit rather than by the pound.
| Size band | 50 to 500 MVA |
|---|---|
| Voltage | 138,000 to 345,000 volts |
| Usually found | transmission substations and tie points between systems |
| What we inspect | the tap changer mechanism, impedance and the control scheme |
| How it travels | a heavy haul planned with the utility, since the unit usually sits inside an energized yard |
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.
Transformer type
What a phase shifting transformer is
The phase shifting transformer form factor decides how it is installed, and installation decides how it comes out. A tape measure across the tank and a count of the radiators will size most units whose tag has gone.
Impedance is the figure that decides whether the existing protection still works, and it is printed on the tag. A bushing with a cracked porcelain skirt fails a visual inspection before it fails electrically.
Where these units turn up in Ohio
A unit in a building that is coming down is a different problem from a unit in a plant that is staying. A decommissioning is orderly, which makes it the easiest kind of large project to buy from.
A flat county with wide roads makes a heavy move routine, and the number reflects it. A short list of photographs covers the cabinet, the tag, the bushings and the access, and nothing else is needed at the start.
What we check before we quote
Dents in a radiator bank matter more than dents in a door, because a crushed fin is a cooling problem that only shows up under load. A sample bottle that has been sitting in a truck since Tuesday is not a sample, it is a guess.
A seller who keeps the test sheet makes the next sale faster, because the next buyer asks the same questions. A sample taken from the bottom drain after the unit has stood is worth more than one taken in a hurry.
Condition, oil and contamination
What a phase shifting transformer is worth to us
Getting it off the pad
Common questions
Other transformer types 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
Do you buy a phase shifting transformer that has already failed?
A mixed lot takes longer than a single unit because every tag has to be read, but it still moves in days rather than months. We tell a seller when a phase shifting transformer is a teardown, because pretending otherwise wastes everybody's week. The paperwork at the end is short, and it is the part that keeps everybody out of trouble.
Service area
What does a phase shifting transformer weigh, and does that change the pickup?
A buyer reads the tag, checks whatever oil history exists, and says what the unit is worth as it stands rather than what it might be worth rebuilt. The truck is chosen from the weight, the height and the axle count, not from whatever happens to be in the yard. A unit that has been in service is a known quantity, and a unit that has been idle is a question.
Payment
Can you collect a phase shifting transformer outside Ohio?
Every county in the state is covered, from the lake shore to the river, and Ohio sits inside the regular loop. If a unit sits just over a state line, the honest answer is that somebody closer should buy it. An insurance salvage is bought on the adjuster's valuation rather than the seller's hope, which keeps the process honest.