You say, "latest boatanchor", which mite mean that the transformer is becoming saturated to much from an over load condition. This would cause a rattle. I have read the other posts and the preheat and a COUPLE of dips in varnish would more than likely, cure your problem. Check out those filter caps. Regards, Gary...WZ1M ----- Original Message ----- From: "AirRadio" <airra...@dsl.pipex.com> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 10:39 AM Subject: [AMRadio] transformer rattle - kill or cure?
>I have a mains transformer in my latest boatanchor, it is rattling like >mad, eventually goes away after an hour or so, I thought about dropping it >in a can of varnish, anyone cured one before, any luck or waste of time? > 73 Max > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 2223 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
