Herpstat Probe - Buzzing Noise?
One of the two temperature probes on my Herpstat II is making a low buzzing noise. It's not particularly loud, but loud enough to be rather noticeable in a quite room. Anyone else have a similar issue? Is it something I should be concerned about? The Herpstat is only a few weeks old and this is the first time I've noticed it.
Re: Herpstat Probe - Buzzing Noise?
I had the flexwatt sitting on some aluminum foil to reflect a bit of heat upward and improve efficiency. I took it out today and, low and behold, the buzz went away. It only buzzed when the herpstat was at less than full power, some opinions I've read elsewhere about this seem to indicate that the buzz is not from any kind of electrical short but rather some kind of harmonics caused by the proportional thermostat that causes resonance within the flexwatt. Either way, the buzz is gone now, so I guess I'll just forego the aluminum foil and perhaps try another piece with solder when I get around to it and see if it does the same thing on the foil.