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Pacific Crest Transformers, a leader in the design and construction of liquid-filled distribution transformers, announces that it offers the PCT WTSU step-up transformer, specially designed for the wind farm turbine market. The PCT WTSU is an engineered solution that addresses the specific needs of the wind farm turbine. It reduces lost revenues due to down time and provides a lower total cost of ownership compared to standard off-the-shelf distribution transformers. Standard transformers experience frequent failures when used in wind farms, due to heat build-up from rapid and irregular thermo-cycling, frequent fault conditions, and build-up of gasses from arcing that occurs when inexpensive tap changers...