Maybe what it needs is to be baked out and potted. We have shops
around here (transformer shops I mean) that do that. I don't know
where you are located but noisy iron can be quieted down that way and
mounted on rubber feet.
Rob
K5UJ
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 4:41 AM, Jim Barber <audioguy@q.com> wrote:
> The "chatter" from my Henry 3KA's resonant filter choke is worrying me, so
> I'm wondering whether to have it rewound and replace the cap, do that and
> also rewind the plate xformer, or just throw it all out and stick in a more
> modern 3KV 1A xformer, a bridge and a larger filter cap. By the time I pay to
> ship the iron aound the country I suspect the last option may be the least
> expensive, but price isn't necessarily the only consideration here. I want to
> run it on a regular basis for another 20 years, and perform as well as it
> does now.
>
> Opinions?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim, N7CXI
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