- Removing the transformer takes a lot of disassembling.
- The original and the Sowter replacement.
- Sowter mounted in original frame
- Sowter soldered up and ready to install.
This is a rare Telefunken V72S – the “S” is a higher gain version. Unfortunately this one had a bad input transformer. The frequency response of the transformer looked like this: / A rebuilt original was too costly for my client, but Sowter offers a replacement that works just fine. The hard part is removing the original and mounting the new one!