Dale -
Yes, the transformers all run 'warm'. Leaky electrolytics can make them run 'warmer', as can
today's slightly higher line voltages. Some put fans on them, but I've run them 24/7 for years
without fans and even under shelves with a couple inches clearance above (open back) and have yet to
see a bad transformer that wasn't destroyed by some clown putting a piece of wire in the fuseholder.
A shorted or even very leaky electrolytic can take one out under those circumstances.
73, Garey - K4OAH
Glen Allen, VA
Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line
and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs
<www.k4oah.com>
y...@aol.com wrote:
Got the r4B finished today, set the bias and s meter and added a coup
la of crystals, 17 and 12 meters. Anyway , after the receiver ran for
1/2 a hour, I noticed the power transformer seemed very warm.not
enough to make you take your hand away,,but warm. Sound normal?
Also I want to send the the twins out for service to somewhere,
Can any body suggest someone for service that somewhere in the
southeast,Iam in sw Florida. Figure the closer they are the less
travel and = less damage.
thanks
dale wt4t
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