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Default How To Quiet PC Power Supply--Not a Fan Problem

Another procedure that tends to be rather effective, and has been used, is a
coating of clear shellac to the device in question rather than removing and
seperating the cores. We normally would take the offending item, dunk it
into the material, allow to air dry and repeat the process another two or
three times. Reinstalling the item and checking the preformance afterwards.
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On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:57:37 GMT, Ross Herbert
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Magnetostrictive squealing often occurs in SMPS when either the

windings on a core are not tightly wound or held to the core with a
dampening compound. Also, in a ferrite transformer using E-I or
similar cores, unless the segments are properly fixed or glued
together the interface joints will allow minute movement at the
resonant frequency (or sub-multiple) of the SMPS thus resulting in

squeal. The only
solution is to remove the transformer and heat it to soften any
adhesive and then take the core apart, clean the faces and then
re-assemble under pressure using a good quality cyanoacrylate
(superglue).