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I finally got around to checking out this transformer. This is an early unit from March 1998 made in Korea so no tensioners.  My issue is the erratic amp display while there is a load. I opened it up and found no loose terminals. I also checked/reseated all plug in connectors; no real issues found. Still have erratic amp readings when being used and can be on both channels but seems more prevalent on right side. This happens when using with TIU and just using in conventional.  The voltage display doesn't vary like the amp display.

I powered some incandescent lights and with the voltage at 13V, the lights did not flicker (volt display was stable; amp display varied from 0.4 to 3.0).

My conclusion is this may be a display board problem, but the actual transformer is working correctly since the voltage is stable (even when measured separately with multimeter).

Does this conclusion seem probable and can I still use this transformer just ignoring the amp display?  Any other thoughts on what is causing this?

Ken 

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