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MAKPOWER
October 4, 2025

What to Know Before Sending a Transformer for Repair

Not every damaged transformer goes straight to the workshop.

Sometimes you can isolate the issue and fix it in place. Other times, the damage goes deeper, beyond what onsite work can handle

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MAKPOWER
September 27, 2025

How a Simple Visual Inspection Can Prevent Transformer Downtime

Many transformer faults start long before the alarms go off. The clues show up on the outside—quiet, gradual, and often missed.

You may walk past one every day without realizing the u

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MAKPOWER
September 20, 2025

How Poor Earthing Can Damage Even a Brand-New Transformer

You expect a new transformer to perform flawlessly. When it trips, hums oddly, or overheats in its first months, frustration sets in fast.

Most teams look at oil quality,

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MAKPOWER
September 13, 2025

Transformer Testing: What It Is and Why It Matters Before Installation

No transformer should enter service blind. Even the best designs fall short if they carry unknown defects or behave unpredictably under your actual loads. The fix often costs more than the test eve

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MAKPOWER
September 6, 2025

Why Overloaded Transformers Fail So Often

No transformer fails without a reason. But when failure ties back to overloading, it rarely looks dramatic at first.

The signs build slowly—hotter oil, louder hums, or more frequent t

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MAKPOWER
August 29, 2025

How a Standby Transformer Helps During Emergency Shutdowns

A transformer failure rarely stays quiet. Alarms go off. Systems halt. Operators scramble. And unless power returns quickly, that temporary blip becomes a full-scale disrupti

In industrial

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