05-26-2019, 12:46 AM
I have a question for the experienced folks here... How hot is too hot?
We have enjoyed a pleasant evening listening to the Zenith, and I now find the power transformer is far too hot to hold for me to hold my hand on it. Certainly it isn't 100 C boiling hot, but probably well above 50 C. Not a level of heat that seems right to me - I would expect warm, but not hot...
I may get under the chassis with a voltmeter tomorrow and check voltages in the power amp, see if anything is wrong e.g. output tubes and such.
The radio sounds fine, but I am worried that there is a problem lurking.
We have enjoyed a pleasant evening listening to the Zenith, and I now find the power transformer is far too hot to hold for me to hold my hand on it. Certainly it isn't 100 C boiling hot, but probably well above 50 C. Not a level of heat that seems right to me - I would expect warm, but not hot...
I may get under the chassis with a voltmeter tomorrow and check voltages in the power amp, see if anything is wrong e.g. output tubes and such.
The radio sounds fine, but I am worried that there is a problem lurking.
I don't hold with furniture that talks.
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