I agree, although with some sporadic ambivalence, the last thing I thought it would be was the power supply. The original power supply was the old-style copper coil - which I too favor in place of the newer slimline ones - and was replaced with another old-style power supply but with different output values mentioned previously.
It could have been any number of things including interference from an external source but since it is no longer an issue, I cannot employ any further cognitive resources as they are in high demand elsewhere.
Many thanks.