Cage Paint

Somewhere , I think here,there was a thread regarding a very close match for the original dynaco brown paint.
I havent been able to find the thread through searches.
Does this sound familiar to anyone?
Thanks

dmag wrote:Somewhere , I think here,there was a thread regarding a very close match for the original dynaco brown paint.
I havent been able to find the thread through searches.
Does this sound familiar to anyone?
Thanks

You can have mine if you can get me a stainless one. There was one such displayed, i don't
remember if it was for real or just a autocad/photoshop item.And i do not care about the
color.

The reason i don't use mine is that it hums violently when mounted on a vta-70. The magnetic
field from the mains transformer is strong enough to set the upper surface in vibration.

peterh wrote:
The reason i don't use mine is that it hums violently when mounted on a vta-70. The magnetic
field from the mains transformer is strong enough to set the upper surface in vibration.

From what I understand, the cage should actually reduce electrical hum as it increases the shielding for the sensitive bits.

If it's a mechanical vibration, try setting some weight on top to reduce resonance. If that works ...

Something else to try is replace a couple tube socket mounting screws with long pieces of threaded stock and tap the cover to match the locations. You should then be able tie the socket down with nuts on either side, and adjust the tension on the cover with cap nuts. Option B might be the VTA mounting screws? Best bet would be something close to the middle of the cage.

All theoretical of course ... just thinking out loud. Never tried it myself.

You would have to tap the holes in the cage a bit, but if it doesn't work, a bit of touch up should make it like it never happened.

AssUming you can find the right color paint anyway.  

sKiZo wrote:

peterh wrote:
The reason i don't use mine is that it hums violently when mounted on a vta-70. The magnetic
field from the mains transformer is strong enough to set the upper surface in vibration.

From what I understand, the cage should actually reduce electrical hum as it increases the shielding for the sensitive bits.

If it's a mechanical vibration, try setting some weight on top to reduce resonance. If that works ...

Something else to try is replace a couple tube socket mounting screws with long pieces of threaded stock and tap the cover to match the locations. You should then be able tie the socket down with nuts on either side, and adjust the tension on the cover with cap nuts. Option B might be the VTA mounting screws? Best bet would be something close to the middle of the cage.

All theoretical of course ... just thinking out loud. Never tried it myself.

You would have to tap the holes in the cage a bit, but if it doesn't work, a bit of touch up should make it like it never happened.

AssUming you can find the right color paint anyway.  

Well, a non-magnetic cage IS the way to go. Everything else is at best a fix. In the meantime i have the cover off.

Thanks Bob ,
that's a big help.