Replacement OT transformers

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Ralle
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Replacement OT transformers

Post by Ralle » Sat Sep 17, 2011 3:56 pm

What companies made replacement OT's in early -70's?
Someone must have been making them before guys like Chris, Brian, MM, Heyboer and others... right?

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Re: Replacement OT transformers

Post by BAinFL » Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:21 pm

Magnetic Components has been making them since the '40s. Their site says they made them for a lot of other rebranded companies and also a lot of unlabelled "made in USA" iron.
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Re: Replacement OT transformers

Post by Brian Wallace » Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:49 pm

Heyboer has been doing it since the 50's.
Patience is a virtue.

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Re: Replacement OT transformers

Post by StuntDouble » Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:45 pm

As I understand it, most of Marshall's early amps were made from readily available, catalog parts from Radiospares, Dagnall and Drake. Were there any other British companies that made replacement OT's besides Partridge, Dagnall, Drake and Radiospares? Also, what about Arco Electronics; did they offer transformers? Where would they have sourced them from?

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Re: Replacement OT transformers

Post by Ralle » Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:40 pm

I'm just about researching Parmeco transformers...

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Re: Replacement OT transformers

Post by StuntDouble » Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:47 pm

some interesting pics here:
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