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RE: The Monster Amp

Hi again,

The S-1000 II transformer is listed with these specs in SAMs

Pri: 117v @.87A
Sec1: 740VCT @.080A
Sec2: 5v @1.9A
Sec3: 6.3VCT @3.6A
Sec4: 52VCT @.15A

The S-5000 is listed as:

Pri: 117v @ 1.05A
Sec 1: 720VCT @.100A
Sec 2: 5V @ 2A
Sec 3: 60VCT @ .150A (this is the OLD S-5000, the newer ones like yours have no center tap here, and are grounded differently!)
Sec 4: 6.3VCT @ 5.2A

So, it looks like the voltage is actually higher on the S-1000 II, but the windings don't have the current overhead. The .080 vs .100 difference doesn't bother me as much as the 1.6A difference on the filaments. The question is: Did SAM's merely calculate the current draws, and spec the trannies that way, or are these actual transformer specs?

The S-5000 I have has a B922J3 transformer in it, which is the same one SAM's lists. This is kind of odd, because the photofact shows the earlier S-5000, which has a larger power transformer than the later version, which you have, and which I just looked at to confirm trannie numbers....

S-1000 II has a B922B2 transformer according to SAM's

Cheers,

SF

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