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I have a Philco 32-8248 power transformer I need help with. The wire colors are 2- black 2-red 2- white 2-yellow 2-blue 1- green 1- brown I checked them got ohm results but not sure what Phico colors represent for power, filament,etc?
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Hello. Here is a schematic that I believe has the transformer you asked about in it with the color code of the wiring.
http://www.nostalgiaair.org/pagesbymodel...013586.pdf
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Thank you so much. I am scratch building a stereo tube amp and possibly going to use the power transformer and 6v6 outputs should be fun!!
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Why use the Philco transformer? The part is not that large and was made for a mono output amp, it might be borderline for a stereo where the consumption rises almost twice as the output gets the lion share of the power consumed.
Unless you are building two monoblocks, but then you need two.
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Not sure if I’m going to use it. I have 40-50 transformers so the picking is good. I like building things from scratch!
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Well, if you are building one of those 1.5W / channel class A amps for quiet private listening..... don't forget, even if you don't overload your transformer, you still want it to handle peaks adequately, and for this you need size.
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Hello,
I just found this thread and am curious if you still have this power transformer? It is the exact transformer I am needing for my Philco 46-1226. If it is still available, would you be willing to sell it? Thanks!
~Jon~
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I am going to sell it soon but there is one on eBay now if you dont want to wait.