"Thats great. They came through for me on the power transformer. It did take about 3 months. I was able to pick it up in October on our way to Muskegon. "
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Philharmonic 15" Pedestal Speaker Output Transformer
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Hey everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster here. Currently restoring a Philharmonic with the 15 Magnavox pedestal speaker. Unfortunately, the output transformer in my speaker is shorted. I am…Continue
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"An update: Phil at Heyboar is going to build me a transformer. Posting here so others have it as a reference.
3,300 primary, CT
32 secondary, with 16 ohm tap
10.1 winding ratio
50W
Standard M27 laminations (Phil didn't see a need for the more…"
"Unfortunately the primary is shorted to the secondary in my transformer. Don't think that I can get a reliable measurement from the exiting windings.
I was chatting with Norman on ARF and he had some good advice:
No on the custom replacement…"
"Does the construction of a new Hammond transformer have room inside the laminations to add windings around transformer coil? Is what I did for a Scott Masterpiece speaker to match a new Hammond xmfr to speaker’s 38 ohm VC. If half your old…"
"For me, since I didn’t have the original speaker, the transformer I used allows 8 or 16 ohm speakers. I plan on using a regular 3 way hi fi speaker. You could do the same, and save the original speaker til you can find a good transformer, and…"
"Thanks Tom! I have been looking at the Hammond 1608A-1650A Series. One issue I see is that my VC is 38 ohms, the Hammond options are only rated for up to 16.
Per my RCA manual, with a PP 6L6 class A, cathode bias, I need an impedance of around…"
"I would check out Hammond transformer company. They make several models that would work with t.he tubes used in the amplifier. Another option would be Heyboer transformer in Grand Haven Mi. They made a new power transformer for my Allwave 23. Not…"
Philharmonic 15" Pedestal Speaker Output Transformer
Hey everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster here. Currently restoring a Philharmonic with the 15 Magnavox pedestal speaker. Unfortunately, the output transformer in my speaker is shorted. I am looking for find a suitable replacement transformer. Before I scour the internet for an option, I was curious if anyone else had recently replaced one of these and what part that you used? Open to recommendations!JeremySee More
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