RJT>RJT> JE> Tore (literally - the screws that held it together
were imbedded 1
RJT>RJT> JE> 1/4" deep and had a head that matched nothing I
had) the old one
RJT>RJT> JE> apart. 

RJT>So what kind of screws were they?

Not really sure. They were rather small (head maybe 3/16" in
diameter) and the head had three holes equally spaced. They were way to
deep in the 1/4" hole to even think about getting a pair of needle nose
pliers on them.

RJT>

RJT>RJT>The transformer primary winding shouldn't draw all that much
current when
RJT>RJT>there's no load on the secondary side.  If it hums,  it's
because there's
RJT>RJT>probably a lamination loose in there.  Some sort of
"stuff" applied to it
RJT>RJT>should quiet it down.

RJT>JE> It doesn't take much current to make transformer laminations to
RJT>JE> hum. No way of doing anything to quieten it.

RJT>No?  I haven't tried this,  but I would think that the application of silicone
RJT>rubber or some other kind of "stuff" should do the trick.

What good would silicone or anything else do if yu have to tear the lamp
apart just to see how it was made?

Jay
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