Current status of Victoria Magnetics?

[Colescuttle]

I've tried through the contact info. I can find. No luck.

George

[Cambe]

Hi George,
I spoke with John Snowden of Victoria Magnetics a couple months ago. He told me that he
was no longer in the transformer business. The cost of materials made it hard for him to make
any money at it.

[Colescuttle]

Oh, well. I guess it has to be a standard Plitron for 300VA, 20-0-20. Although, with shipping, they're quite costly and I'll have to go the diy route for EMI and RFI shielding.

George

[tryonziess]

Why do you not take a look at Antek. They have a very good selection and service is fabulous. I have bought 5 transformers from them and been quite pleased.
Tad

[Colescuttle]

Thanks, Tad.

Those prices are almost too good to be true. You've had no problems with secondary voltage, overheating, vibration or current sagging under load? If not, I'll order a pair right away.

George

[mlloyd1]

indeed ...

if only they could be convinced to make r-core transformers ...
sigh ...

mlloyd1

Originally posted by Colescuttle
... Those prices are almost too good to be true ...

[tryonziess]

Colescuttle,
I have purchased one Avel transformer, a big name brand, for my first chipamp, 625va, and 3 1kva from Antek for my Leach and A-75. I also bought 2 50va for the frontend circuit. To date I can tell no difference in the Antek trannies from the Avel. They do not hum or get hot. One nice thing about the Antek units is they give you a couple of extra incidental voltage windings which are quite handy. They also arrive in about 2 days here in U.S. Good folks.
I try to buy a little on the large size for my projects because the extra power costs so little extra. This alleviates most of the problems one encounters. If you build a little can to cover the trannies and insulate you will also have some benefits. I usually cut down a old coffee can and use it. Works nice.

I might be wrong here but I believe most of the AFFORDABLE transformers we use are built overseas anyway. Plitrons and a few others are hundreds more in cost which is what happens when things are built in this part of the world. They are nice. I just can not afford them.

Parts Express has a pretty decent assortment of Avel trannies.

Tad

[tryonziess]

Are the R-core designs really that much of an improvement? I really like the way they look. Heck I would still buy standard old style transformers if they were cheap.

Now if we could get the winding specs for the Mcintosh MC3500 amp I would have to try winding my own. I really would like one of those monsters. Just to see what $20,000 PER CHANNEL sounds like.

Tad