08-21-2011, 07:39 AM
Your power transformer may not be "cooked".
Pull the 80 rectifier, plug the radio back in and turn on. If it starts getting hot w/o the 80, it's cooked, if not measure secondary voltage at socket of the 80 and all filament voltages.
I replaced a power transformer recently, with a Hammond. It had taps for 115 and 125, but it was not advertised this way. What a pleasant surprise! Of course, I connected it to the 125 tap, and man does it run cool!
Nonetheless, I'd still go with the Edcor, since it's less expensive.
Pull the 80 rectifier, plug the radio back in and turn on. If it starts getting hot w/o the 80, it's cooked, if not measure secondary voltage at socket of the 80 and all filament voltages.
I replaced a power transformer recently, with a Hammond. It had taps for 115 and 125, but it was not advertised this way. What a pleasant surprise! Of course, I connected it to the 125 tap, and man does it run cool!
Nonetheless, I'd still go with the Edcor, since it's less expensive.
-Greg
