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In Reply to: RE: power xformer for a vintage Kenwood int amp. posted by unclestu on August 17, 2014 at 12:32:16:
Indeed do some further testing. Transformers rarely fail, and when they do there is usually obvious signs of over heating. Most likely failure in vintage amps is the big electrolytic capacitors get dried out and cause cause the rectifiers to blow due to the increased peak currents.
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- RE: power xformer for a vintage Kenwood int amp. - Tweekeng 18:06:10 08/17/14 (3)
- RE: power xformer for a vintage Kenwood int amp. - BS64 22:06:35 08/17/14 (2)
- RE: power xformer for a vintage Kenwood int amp. - Tweekeng 17:51:24 08/18/14 (1)
- thanks - BS64 03:02:19 08/19/14 (0)