Re: Power transformer for stereo - shorted - why?



One day MaxVT got dressed and committed to text

> Hello,
>
> I'm troubleshooting a dead "Brother BR-600XL HiFi Music Center"
> (cd-tape-phono-tuner integrated unit). If anyone has info on this
> please post - the Internet yields nothing.
>
> The unit is powered by a big (about 2"x3"x4") transformer with two
> apparent secondary windings - red-black-red wires both, with red at
> ends and black is probably the tap on each.
>
> One of the windings has a capacitor between the 'red' contacts, with
> one of the leads also soldered to the black contact, which seems to
> have an effect of shorting a part of the winding.
>
> In addition there are two resistors near the transformer, but when
> measured they appear shorted, however there is no visible damage to
> them.
>
> What could this mean?
>
> Yours, MaxVT

I'm thinkin you might be in "over your head" on this one ??

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Regards ..... Rheilly Phoull


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