kel 84

P S . forgot to say, mains transformer is a bit noisey.not a lot , but i can hear it when its on without music. would a cork gasket help. also thansformer is hot, can only just hold my hand on it. after about 2 hours playing .

[colin.hepburn]

it sounds like you all have transformers from a bad batch or something the transformers should not be noisey or buzz

Originally Posted by colin.hepburn2

it sounds like you all have transformers from a bad batch or something the transformers should not be noisey or buzz

doesnt sound good.
Mine does hum quite loudly. I will try a gasket in a week or so and see if it improves things.

Ken, was this thread misplaced?
Started with a P.S.

[David Mccallum]

I,m now on my second mains transformer,the first was noisey even after modifing slightly it still caused the fillament in the right side ecf80 to vibrate.
The best thing i did was to clamp the transformer leaves tightly with extra nuts on the underside before passing the bolts through rubber grommets fitted in the top casing.I had to drill the holes out to a larger size to fit the grommets,then fit the nuts nipped up not to tightly,nyloc m5,s are best.
Thanks for the tip,s John if your reading this.which reminds me i must get the old tx sent back.By the way my mains transformer(old and new)runs pretty hot too,John also assured me that this was normal.

[NickG]

With the 6550, the cork gasket did help with TX noise.

ill try both methods and see what happens.
I'd like to know the official WD stance on this though, especially if theres any chance its a bad batch of transformers.