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In Reply to: Re: Need tube phono preamp trafo rebuilt posted by lipmanl on September 26, 2006 at 05:37:35:

>But since there probably isn't anything special about the
>power transformer, it will probably be a lot cheaper to
>find a suitable substitute.
Be careful about this assumption. Power transformers for high gain gear like phono preamps often incorporate an internal electrostatic shield between primary and sceondary. They also usually have an external copper EM shield (shorted turn). Standard replacements frequently lack both.
TK

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Topic - Need tube phono preamp trafo rebuilt - kaluarc 03:44:16 09/26/06 (4)

Re: Need tube phono preamp trafo rebuilt - AlexDevez 10:40:37 09/26/06 (0)

Re: Need tube phono preamp trafo rebuilt - lipmanl 05:37:35 09/26/06 (2)

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Re: Need tube phono preamp trafo rebuilt - kaluarc 08:54:38 09/26/06 (0)

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