hot faceplate and transformer

[mithrandir39]

Just a newbie here.  finished my Crack this morning, and everything is in order: even levels, no hum, utterly silent.

Just want to know if the aluminum plate acts as a heat sink for the tubes, wicking away heat from the components?  The transformer is quite hot also, but I'm going to guess all this is normal since its a tube amp.  And no, there's no magic smoke!

 

[Grainger49]

You will find it explained in FAQ #3:

http://www.bottlehead.com/smf/index.php/topic,2408.0.html

 

[mithrandir39]

thanks for the heads up. I was pretty sure it was normal.