Apogee DA-16x transformer noise

[jstark]

Hello:

I just picked up a used Apogee DA-16x and it has a transformer that's making some noise.  I don't think it's part of the power supply, it's on the main board.  You can see it in this picture to the right of the ribbon cable:

It's a high-pitched noise, not unlike noises my laptops make.  If I lightly squeeze the outer ring of the transformer, the noise gets much quieter. 

Is this something y'all would just live with, or would you send it in to Apogee?  If I had any idea where to find one of these transformers, I would just swap it out myself.  (btw, the part is a COEV SP-46-0220-12.  Google doesn't seem to know anything about it.)


Thanks,

 

[mulletchuck]

I had this happen to a Uninterruptible Power Supply box.  the folks on here told me to dump a bunch of glue into the squealing transformer, that the problem was that the core had become loose and was acting basically like a tiny speaker.  Speakers are basically transformers with a cone attached to the core, that's what i took away from that lesson.  i never bothered to fix the UPS lol    I'm still a noob, so don't take my response as the answer.

http://www.groupdiy.com/index.php?topic=37982.msg467864#msg467864

 

[jstark]

thanks, I think you're right. 

after I calmed down a bit (this is the first proper piece of gear I've owned), I realized that it's probably just mechanically defective, but fine electrically.

I'm going to try some lacquer or something similar...

 

[Biasrocks]

Or send it back to Apogee!

They're very accommodating for service to their products and will perform any upgrades to it while it's there.

Besides, why flirt with ruining a piece of kit that's worth more than a few bucks.

http://www.apogeedigital.com/company/support.php

Regards,
Mark