Jonathan Fairfield Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 A transformer exploded at Pattaya hospital at around noon on Tuesday. Some patients and staff had to be evacuated from the hospital. Full story coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I sincerly hope those guys are not running out water hoses to squirt on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 37 minutes ago, Rimmer said: I sincerly hope those guys are not running out water hoses to squirt on it If you watch the bottom left of the VDO they are indeed running out a hose! Where I used to live in Lamphun there were regular explosive noises from transformers. Apparently snakes liked to lie on them and short circuited the connections. Just blew the breakers though, and power back on in 30 minutes. The one at the hospital looks like the real deal though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 A Thai teacher of a friends son said it was a Thai who have invented the electricity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnehaha Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 What is the difference between the electric system and delivery here compared against for example, Morocco, or New York or anywhere temperate in the USA? I am asking why transformers here need so much maintenance and are often failing and needing repair. I gave these two examples of places I know well and have lived in for extended periods of time and the electric runs better. Morocco is chosen specifically because although we had frequent outages the transformers were not going 'boom' as they do here. Is it the tropical heat? or the delivery system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 59 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: If you watch the bottom left of the VDO they are indeed running out a hose! Where I used to live in Lamphun there were regular explosive noises from transformers. Apparently snakes liked to lie on them and short circuited the connections. Just blew the breakers though, and power back on in 30 minutes. The one at the hospital looks like the real deal though. They are the Golden Tree Snake and are attracted to the HT hum. I have had one get between two phases of my TP transformer on the HT side, cost me around 50k in damage to two of the big HT insulator fuse carriers, the subsequent blow back surge into the house destroyed air cons and CCD cameras. Unfortunately even a tiny 5 or 10a mcb does not clear fast enough when faced with those kind of fault levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedsada3 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 7 minutes ago, Minnehaha said: What is the difference between the electric system and delivery here compared against for example, Morocco, or New York or anywhere temperate in the USA? I am asking why transformers here need so much maintenance and are often failing and needing repair. I gave these two examples of places I know well and have lived in for extended periods of time and the electric runs better. Morocco is chosen specifically because although we had frequent outages the transformers were not going 'boom' as they do here. Is it the tropical heat? or the delivery system? There are 2 kinds of maintenance: preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance. If the first one doesn't exist, you will have to repair a lot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 55 minutes ago, Borzandy said: A Thai teacher of a friends son said it was a Thai who have invented the electricity. Electricity, sliced bread, television, the internal combustion engine, manned flight, the internet, the wheel ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I was struggling a while to learn which "Pattaya Hospital" it is. It's indeed the fairly new "Pattaya City Hospital" between Soi Buakhao and 3rd road. Ironically the fire brigade hardly has to move it's vehicles as their main station is on the premises about 50m(?) from the explosion From a different perspective: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 A huge mess. Patients on ICU beds pushed over the yard. Pre term born, post operation patients needing oxygen. To where? ICU monitor devices, oxygen etc. A life threatening situation for those patients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Jedsada3 said: There are 2 kinds of maintenance: preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance. If the first one doesn't exist, you will have to repair a lot... What preventative maint.. is there for a working transformer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eefoo Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Dumbastheycome said: What preventative maint.. is there for a working transformer? Routine inspections:- Is there any sign of a problem. Any sign of water ingress. All relevant panels closed and secured. Any oil leak. etc. I'm guessing you're not an engineer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Star Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 3 hours ago, KhunBENQ said: A huge mess. Patients on ICU beds pushed over the yard. Pre term born, post operation patients needing oxygen. To where? ICU monitor devices, oxygen etc. A life threatening situation for those patients. I saw a lot of them being helped and carried over to the blue hospital just to the south on soi bua khao. Wheelchaired them to the steps then forced up on their feet. Tiny babies in arms too. Some ambulances brought some patients away, to other hospitals I presume, but were not moving fast as traffic was a gridlock with all the gawkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said: What preventative maint.. is there for a working transformer? Oil level. Checks on the oil for various contaminants and condition. Oil change periodically. Clear breathing holes. Cooling system functional checks, etc, Used to make a living out of it in Saudi Arabia, Even cleaning of the bushings etc as there is a lot of grunge build up here. An internet search will produce requirements. That must have been a mess as being a fit pedestrian in that area is deadly! Edited October 10, 2017 by jacko45k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 On 10/10/2017 at 7:40 PM, Rimmer said: I sincerly hope those guys are not running out water hoses to squirt on it Hopefully nobody tried. But, then again, why not, it would be culling the worlds population by natural selection? Okay, a flippant remark - sorry to those who maybe offended. The locals do this very well on their roads, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemoonpattaya Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 (edited) This was the view from SP Place. The most worrying thing about this fire is the huge liquid oxygen tank about 10 meters away Edited October 12, 2017 by bluemoonpattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepattaya1961 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 On 10/10/2017 at 1:54 PM, Borzandy said: A Thai teacher of a friends son said it was a Thai who have invented the electricity. Alessandro VOLTAnirisriporn must be his name but the battle is going on between Benjamin FRANKLINtassana and Michael FARADAYtutumutuuanan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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