Solar flare fear mongering, “no longer made in US”

[Rage cat]

The last straw on my back, I can’t take it any more!!!!!!! Watching another fear mongering show on tv a while ago, and seen an on running lie that has been repeated all across tv and the net…..

“big transformers” “No longer made in the united states” ………. “If they are destroyed” ………..”have to be shipped in from overseas.” “months or years lead time!!!!”

In my previous posts on other threads, on other boards, I have tried to point out that even if they were not made here anymore, they still don’t need to replace them.. They can be rebuilt. I have been ignoring the manufacturing side. But enough is enough. I thought I would take the time to point out the fallacy, because it is really getting on my nerves.

Every media outlet repeats it so much, but it is so wrong that there must be a conspiracy behind it. Industry representatives can’t be that stupid!!!!!! It is almost like the government wants to scare the people.

It is unnerving to have to correct major broadcasting companies, and leading US officials and scientists on a basic fact. It is like sitting there by a big white elephant that everyone is ignoring and feeling apprehension about trying to draw it’s presence to everyone’s attention.

It makes my head hurt to think that major broadcasters could actively promote such crap!

YES they DO make BIG transformers IN the United States!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In many places!!!!!!!!!

US transformer factories that make BIG substation transformers!

http://www.deltastar.com/ I don’t know how their website could be more blunt about what they make. factories in VA and CA Normal product line 15KV to 230KV primary. Higher voltages on case by case basis.

http://www.sunbeltusa.com/page.php?i=substation_transformers 6 locations across US

http://www.patransformer.com/ PA and NC Canonsburg Operations 90 Acres of Land 18 Buildings, 1.2 Million sq. ft.

Test Capability: 765 kV, 2300 kV BIL 500 Tons of Lifting Capacity $7 Million GEORG Automatic Core Cutting & E-stacking Line

ABB all over the place. (old westinghouse)

Their st louis transformer rebuilding flyer. http://www05.abb.com/global/scot/scot252.nsf/veritydisplay/199a157d07c14300852571c5007377f8/$File/1ZUL004605-100_TransformerRemanufting.pdf

kuhlman now abb http://www.abb.us/cawp/usabb046/b62a130b5b08178a852576b6006e95b4.aspx

http://www.cooperpower.com/ ....... all over the place.

http://www.howard-ind.com/HowardTransformers/MediumPowerTransformers.asp Ellisville, Mississippi

http://www.magneticelectric.com/index.aspx FL and KS

http://pauwels.us/ Missouri

http://www.alfatransformer.com/index.php Fort Smith AR

http://www.pacificcresttrans.com/home.html OR

Lets see…… That is over 12 factories that I compiled in under less than an hour of searching. There is more in that industry in the US, but I won’t take the time to list them. There is countless companies in the rebuilding industry that I definitely won’t take the time to list.

For those companies, I will just post a link to a youtube video that one of the small transformer rebuilding shops made. It will give you a basic idea of the system.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wS7RHB87RU&feature=related

It is obvious that they know this too, so how do they get away with feeding that crap to the people?

I know I have posted other stuff along these lines before, but if I repeat it enough, maybe someone will hear me!!!! :flame::flame::flame::flame:[editby]edit on 17-1-2011 by Mr Tranny because: (no reason given)[/editby]

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

We're all gonna die!

(And most of us will do it in our 70s and 80s!)

PING!

[Condor51]

The last straw on my back, I can’t take it any more!!!!!!!

Put the Gun and the Mouse down and step sloooowly away from the keyboard.

We're not going to hurt you we only want to talk. And don't worry about these four big men in the White Coats. They're 'Transformer Experts' and are here to help you.

Ahhh, that's a good little Newbie, now back away some more, come on, slooooowly, a little more, come on ... there's that's good -- 'Grab Him Boys!'

If Transformers set you off.
Kindly stay away from the Gun Control Threads.
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[Rage cat]

You don’t want to get me started on gun control…… What next? Rock control? Just don’t even go there!!!!!!!.

(Starts chewing on keyboard.)

[LibWhacker]

It is almost like the government wants to scare the people.

People aren't like horses. You can't put shackles on a panicked horse. But it's the best time to shackle human beings; they just curl up in a ball and lay there and let you put them in chains.

[Rage cat]

Is this the start of obama’s takeover of the power grid?

I can see it now…. OLP Obama Light and Power.