Transformer locknuts disappeared? Ok or bad?

Baskevyl · 1159

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline Baskevyl

  • Jr. Member
  • **
    • Posts: 20
on: August 02, 2018, 04:25:08 PM
Title says it all. I was transporting my Crack to my name home and decided to paint the transformer bell after cleaning it to prevent it from accumulating rust. Upon flipping the plate over I saw that the 4 locknuts that should have the screws holding the transformer going through them are missing. Is this bad or ok? It seems that I slightly deformed the the legs of the 6-lung terminal strips so they're contorted slightly around the screws and are themselves holding the transformer in place, it's all held pretty well together. The kit's never had any problems so I'm curious if this is something I should try remedying with some new locknuts or if it's fine to keep as it. Also any clue how they could have fallen off? I took extra care to move the kit gently and carefully.

Mikhail Kostiouk


Offline Paul Birkeland

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
    • Posts: 19772
Reply #1 on: August 03, 2018, 09:07:41 AM
You should have nuts here. The metal of the terminal strips is not thick enough to hold the power transformer securely.

Paul "PB" Birkeland

Bottlehead Grunt & The Repro Man


Offline 2wo

  • Hero Member
  • *****
    • Posts: 1261
  • Test
Reply #2 on: August 05, 2018, 01:09:18 PM
If you are in the US, you should be find suitable nuts at any hardware store...John

John S.