[Msgw2000]

Thank you all so much! My questions are electrical. This unit was my wife's grandfathers and she has tasked me with getting it working. The problem is when we brought it home I put it in the garage and before I could turn around she was plugging it in! This thing has been sitting for 20 years or more unplugged and needless to say the magic smoke rolled out a few seconds after she plugged it in. Just made my job a lot harder. I'm pretty sure the transformer is fried as it stinks bad and a brown substance started oozing out of it (wax I assume). I know there is most likely something else that caused the transformer to fry but after much research I can't locate a replacement transformer anywhere. I hate to start replacing capacitors and other components until I can find a new transformer as the whole thing is useless without it. I have searched online and have so far only found 1 replacement listed for the philco 32-8248 which is a stancor (can't remember the number) but can't find one of those either. Is there a new replacement out there of a different brand or am I done before I can even start on this restoration? Also if I can obtain a transformer where is the best place to buy the other components (capacitors, resistors, tubes etc....)? From what I gather these units are not worth much due to being post war built in 1949 but I have a feeling to my wife it is priceless just wish she would have been more patient: )