07-28-2009, 12:32 PM
Quote:In the 1939 season they began putting the output transformer under the chassis in most models. These tend not to survive while the speaker-mounted outputs are usually still good.
Could also be an outside supplier, where the earlier transformers were wound in-house.
115 volts was very common in the 1920s, but 120 and even 125 volts were standard in some areas. I have the exact percentages at home (I'm at work now).