New builder anxious

[Tessicar]

I am a new builder, I received a Power Transformer from Mojotones does not have a cover. Would it be ok, I include a picture inside my chassis. Please advice.

[sluckey]

Inside the chassis is fine. I assume there is a cover on the outside?

[tubeswell]

Quite common for Z-mount PTs to have no bell cover on the chassis-side. Everything is inside the chassis anyway, and the chassis should be safety grounded with the (mechanically and electrically secure) earth wire firmly crimped to a ring terminal that is secured firmly to the chassis with its own dedicated locking nut/bolt.

[PRR]

I built lots of stuff with external (stand up) transformers more naked than that one. Just a wind of plastic, no copper wrap. All small transformers used to be that way unless you paid a lot.

[Tessicar]

Thanks for the Quick response, feel better now.