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    Repair stereo transformer ~ possible?

    Great suggestion and it gave me a glimmer of hope! But unfortunately testing has confirmed that there is continuity along both white wires and no continuity between the exposed wires coming out of the transformer. Thanks though for your suggestion.
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    Repair stereo transformer ~ possible?

    Well done. You got there in the end. A fantastic looking stereo. I have wondered since my issue arose if these Planetron/Brother stereos are related in some way to the Weltron stereos as there are a lot of similarities in their external appearance at least. But I haven't come across anything to...
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    Repair stereo transformer ~ possible?

    Thanks Bluejets ~ that's one avenue of repair ruled out! I have been looking out for spare parts on the web. Unfortunately, these stereos are not very common and tend to be sold as complete units rather than broken up for individual parts. This is looking very much like a long term project...
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    Repair stereo transformer ~ possible?

    I can't see anything obvious in relation to what voltages the transformer is supplying. The output from the transformer plugs into a socket which then feeds into the proverbial rats nest of wires and components ~ I am very much an amateur/novice and I have seen the inside of a few systems but...
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    Repair stereo transformer ~ possible?

    Hi, thanks very much for responding. I already opened up the shell on the white wire side and there was no sign of a fuse. See photo attached. Is there anything else I can check or do? Is my suggestion of unwrapping the wire and counting the number of turns and replacing it with a similar wire...
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    Repair stereo transformer ~ possible?

    Hello, I have a stereo that is labelled as Planetron 2000. ~ I believe that my stereo is also the same as the Brother BR-5. Issue: Unfortunately, my 120V stereo was plugged into a 220V socket directly and my testing indicates that the transformer which supplies the amplifier and radio is blown...
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