a control circuit, a housing structure, and a transformer structure;

wherein the housing structure attaches the control circuit to the transformer structure;

wherein the faulty transformer monitor and alarm is a diagnostic tool;

wherein the control circuit captures a stimulus generated by the transformer structure;

wherein the control circuit analyzes the captured audible stimulus;

wherein if the control circuit detects that the captured stimulus is being generated at a frequency known to indicate an abnormal operating condition for the transformer structure, the control circuit transmits a messaging facility to a remote monitoring station;

wherein the control circuit comprises a logic module, a communication module, and a vibration sensor;

wherein the logic module is a readily and commercially available programmable electronic device that is used to manage, regulate, and operate the control circuit;

wherein the communication module is a wireless electronic communication device;

wherein the communication module sends a direct messaging facility that is transmitted over the wireless communication link to the remote monitoring station;

wherein the message contained in the direct messaging facility contains the identification of the transformer structure and a summary of the abnormal operating condition identified by the logic module.