[AMRadio] Transformer needed
CL in NC
mjcal77 at yahoo.com
Thu Aug 30 14:37:24 EDT 2012
I am restoring a late 40's early 50's homebrew xmtr for a friend. It is beautifully made, band switched, with an 813 final. The worst possible case for failure exists with a bad HV xfmr. The transformer has no numbers or marking and has been painted. It is round, 6 inches diameter, 7 inches tall. The bottom contains 3 rows of terminals, 2 large ceramic standoff HV terminals feeding the 866 rectifiers, next to those are three normal size terminals for the low B+, guessing in the 700VCT range, next to those is a row of 5 terminals, same size as the low B+. 2 of those in the 5 term row are the 110VAC input, the remaining three are a CT filament voltage. This xfmrs HV winding might be a continuous CT winding, with the ends going to the 866's, and 2 LV pickoff points on the same winding as there is only one terminal grounded, the CT of the low B+, and no separate terminal for the high B+ unless it was internally grounded. The is xfmr surrounded by TX
parts, so only an exact replacement would fit, or a square one that is 6 X 6. This xfmr is unique, so if anybody has a line on one, I would appreciate a lead. Thanks.
Charlie, W4MEC in NC
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