INTELLIGENT TRANSFORMER MANAGEMENT®

December 7, 2022

Gabriela Briones Martinez

Britransformadores
RUC: 0991463461001
Km. 4.5 Via Duran-Tambo
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Dear Ms. Martinez:

I am writing to report the results of the dibenzyl disulfide (DBDS) content and covered conductor
deposition (CCD) testing on the oil samples you recently submitted. The draw date for the samples
was October 20, 2022. Test results follow.

SD Myers Draw DBDS

TC Number Date mg/kg (ppm)
9954 10/20/2022 14.4
9956 10/20/2022 <1

CCD (Covered Conductor Deposition) Test – Doble method

w/Air Access Sealed
Copper Copper
SD Myers Inc. Overall
Deposit Rod Deposit Rod
TC Number Pass/Fail
on Copper Tarnish on Copper Tarnish
Paper Rod Level Paper Rod Level

No Non- No Non-
1b 1b
9954 Deposits corrosive Deposits corrosive Pass

pass pass pass pass

Medium Medium
Deposit, Non- Deposit, Non-
2c 2c
9955 Metallic corrosive Metallic corrosive Fail
in Color in Color
fail pass fail pass
Light Medium
Deposit, Non- Deposit, Non-
2e 2e
9956 Dull in corrosive Dull in corrosive Pass
Color Color
pass pass pass pass

No Non- No Non-
1b 1b
9957 Deposits corrosive Deposits corrosive Pass

pass pass pass pass

No Non- No Non-
1b 1b
9958 Deposits corrosive Deposits corrosive Pass

pass pass pass pass

SDMyers.com | 330.630.7000 | 180 South Avenue, Tallmadge, Ohio 44278, USA

 CCD (Covered Conductor Deposition) Test – Doble method
w/Air Access Sealed
Copper Copper
SD Myers Inc. Overall
Deposit Rod Deposit Rod
TC Number Pass/Fail
on Copper Tarnish on Copper Tarnish
Paper Rod Level Paper Rod Level
Light
No Non- Deposit, Non-
1b 1b
9959 Deposits corrosive Dull in corrosive Pass
Color
pass pass pass pass

No Non- No Non-
1b 1b
9960 Deposits corrosive Deposits corrosive Pass

pass pass pass pass

No Non- No Non-
1b 2c
9961 Deposits corrosive Deposits corrosive Pass

pass pass pass pass

No Non- No Non-
1b 2e
9962 Deposits corrosive Deposits corrosive Pass

pass pass pass pass

Heavy Heavy
Deposit, Non- Deposit, Non-
2e 2c
9963 Dull in corrosive Dull in corrosive Pass
Color Color
pass pass pass pass

No Non- No Non-
2c 2c
9964 Deposits corrosive Deposits corrosive Pass

pass pass pass pass

 
 
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Please note for TC 9954 your DBDS results were >1 ppm. DBDS under sufficiently high
temperatures can break down and become corrosive to the copper in the transformer. Some
researchers have found that as little as 5 ppm of DBDS in the oil may be enough to cause copper
corrosion under some laboratory conditions. From our own experience, it appears that
somewhere in the range of 5 to 25 ppm of DBDS is where oil will give a result of Corrosive on the
Corrosive Sulfur Test. Please also keep in mind that even if oil contains DBDS, if it also contains
metal passivator, then it could give a result of Noncorrosive on the ASTM D1275 test.

For TC 9955, that had a result of result of Fail on the CCD Test, then, pending no contrary advice
from the transformer manufacturer, oil supplier, or insurance company, our general
recommendation follows: If the risk of transformer failure from corrosive sulfur and/or the
consequences of failure appear to be significant, then we recommend that the corrosive oil be
replaced with oil that is deemed noncorrosive by ASTM D1275 and/or has a result of Pass on the
Doble CCD test, that contains

Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you for your business.

Sincerely,

Kayla Giles
Technical Specialist
kayla.giles@sdmyers.com
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Date: 2022.12.07 12:07:51 -05'00'

 
 
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