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RE: Peerless16309
Posted by mqracing on May 6, 2016 at 23:08:32:
Hello.
You've hit several of the issues of "rewinding" or "repairing" faulty/dead transformers. I don't do rewinds or repairs. One of the main reasons is that it is more expensive than just starting with a fresh build.
Other reasons (as you've stated some of) include that there is not much at all salvageable from a teardown. If the unit is a "vintage" unit many of the insulating materials are no longer produced. Of course you could substitute modern insulating materials (which are better in many cases) but then you have the problem (as you've also pointed out) that you no longer have MATCHING stereo transformers.
Lams are almost never resusable... trying to pry them apart after they have been impregnated without bending them... good luck. Bend a lam and it goes in the trashcan.
People do teardowns when they do not have the original blueprints... here we are fortunate to have the Peerless archives. I could build a pair of 16309's from scratch but they would still be expensive due to the setup times and gathering together all the materials and etc. And I would only build them with bell end caps. No way will I tackle the messy job of trying to unpot and reuse the original cans.
best of,MSL