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Hello Everyone,
I am having issues with a K-17 speaker. The output transformer was bad and I need to replace it. I'm having trouble crossing the 32-7078 transformer. I bought a Hammonds 125D universal push-pull, but and not sure how to wire it up. Anybody have experience with this and can point me in the right direction?
Thank You in advance.
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You have 10,000 kOhm to 1.11 Ohm transformer, which means you have the ratio of 95 of I:II windings. The impedance at 1.5 ohms should be 13,636 so the closest you get is by connecting your speaker between 3 and 4 of the secondary.
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Hmmmm
The push/pull triode connected 42's w/fixed bias p to p load is 6K sez my '40 RCA tube manual and spec on the original transformer is 5.9K. With that in mind I would go w/ 1 and 3. Rca sez it will make abt 10watts @ 2% distortion. Wired as penodes they will abt twice the audio power but almost triple the distortion.
YMMV
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I think you are right. I didn't look much at the output stage, it seems to be direct-biased triode connection (cathode biased triode is still 10K) which is 6K.
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>I think you are right.
I try!
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry
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