Has Anyone Placed Power Conditioner On Its Face with the Power Outlets Facing Up?


Will it hurt to place the EquiCore Power conditioner on its face with the power outlets facing up? I don't have room on my rack for it but concerned about the transformer weight causing problems. Wally (Underwood) says it would be alright.  I'm curious if anyone has done this and the problems or lack thereof. Thanks
artemus_5

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I would be careful, as the product designer probably didn’t think of that. :)



Thanks @erik_ This was my thinking also. Obviously there is more stress on the cabinet. Will that stress cause the transformer to buzz or hum? Probably one of those unknowable's isn't it?  
@erik_squires 

Can you elaborate about the laminations?

@millercarbon
I'm concerned that the heavy transformer will vibrate. I suspect they have ssome kind of damping to keep vibrationat a minimum when resting on its botttom. But what happens when that weight is suspended  from the  cabinet. Then too, IIUC, Eric is saying that the lamination may be problematic

@tweak1 
I have talked to Wally. he says it should work. But I suspect this is as much guess as anything. No disrespect meant.

@testpilot 

If it can survive shipping where it is violently thrown around, it will survive being gently placed on its side.
May be the best answer yet.
@erik_squires 

Apparently I didn't understand your 1st post. Your last one says,

The reason a transformer hums has to do with the quality of the AC, and it's internal construction.  
If this is the case than it makes no difference how the box is placed. Is that your point?