Tube Amp question (in all seriousness)

[opprobrium_9]

thanks for clearing that up. I didn't care about the hum in my marshall's first year of service, but i've been reading so much amp tech stuff lately i begin to worry about every thing about it hahahah.

Oh, and to those who say turn it off while i work... I turn it on while i work so i can give it enough time to warm up. i like to keep warm up time to a 5-10 minute minimum :)

move to a different room; problem solved.

[Bob Johnson]

If it REALLY hums; like 50 Hz (UK) it could be that the transformer armature plates are delaminating. If this is the case you'd get a mechanical vibration at 50 Hz from the tranny core and an enhaced electrical 50Hz hum in the secondary windings from the the armature plates vibrating.

[the_bleeding]

move to a different room; problem solved.

living in a single 18x14 dorm room smartypants

If it REALLY hums; like 50 Hz (UK) it could be that the transformer armature plates are delaminating. If this is the case you'd get a mechanical vibration at 50 Hz from the tranny core and an enhaced electrical 50Hz hum in the secondary windings from the the armature plates vibrating.

um... thats a possibility because my amp head DEFINATELY vibrates when i turn it on. Its as if it comes alive... but yeah... it has an ever so slight vibration.

[Will]

just been thinking, mine doesn't hum half as much any more after service + revalve.

Can your budget stretch that far?

[the_bleeding]

just been thinking, mine doesn't hum half as much any more after service + revalve.

Can your budget stretch that far?

i've already revalved it and it was serviced before i bought it. It has always had this noise.

Back to the question. Is the buzz caused by the whole thing vibratign?