10-02-2012, 02:24 PM
You can always pull all the tubes which will eliminate any load on the transformer. Should not get hot then.
But 113 F is not indicative of any major problem. You can insert a bucking transformer to get down to 110 volts, and that would be a good thing. Check the output stage once again to see if bias is correct and/or sub another output tube.
A good old fashioned DD C ma meter can be inserted anywhere along the voltage divider to measure current draw. I have several different ones, 50ma, 250 ma, 1 amp. Red dot goes to the more positive side.
But 113 F is not indicative of any major problem. You can insert a bucking transformer to get down to 110 volts, and that would be a good thing. Check the output stage once again to see if bias is correct and/or sub another output tube.
A good old fashioned DD C ma meter can be inserted anywhere along the voltage divider to measure current draw. I have several different ones, 50ma, 250 ma, 1 amp. Red dot goes to the more positive side.
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