[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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