Good Toroidal Transformer recommendations?

skibum · 07:24 PM

Putting together a power supply and I need a 50VA 9 volt AC output.

Is there a particulary good brand to get?

I am in the UK so something available in Europe would be best.

Any recommendations?

Thanks,

skibum

jacco vermeulen · 18th July 2010, 07:37 PM

But you are living in La France, mon pauvre.

Get 50VA/9Vac R-cores from Selectronic in Paris or Ronchin up north, €23 each.

Spiny · 18th July 2010, 08:05 PM

I've bought from airlink in the past and not been disappointed by the quality

. Deliver has been good as well

airlink 9v 50va

owenhamburg · 19th September 2010, 11:18 PM

Thanks for the link to Airlink this is tempting me to make a large Class A amplifier even more. Are their any other cheap European transformer suppliers people know?

uncle_leon · 20th September 2010, 10:59 PM

I order my transformers from Toroidy.pl - they are cheap, but absolutely worth recommending. My Gainclone went a whole league up after just changing the old trafo (which was previously a very decent Nuvotem Talema) to one of theirs. Make sure to ask for a transformer in "audio realisation" version - these come with a Faraday shield, shielding between windings and grain-ordered steel core as a standard. Also dead quiet.

I recommend also asking them to wind primary over secondary, and to use a 50% thicker wire for secondary (don't ask me why - Peter Daniel tipped me off about this and trafos do seem to sound better this way).

Only thing is, the postage can be quite expensive...

skibum · 20th September 2010, 11:22 PM

I ended up buying mine from Avel Transformers in the UK. Incredible service from Chris Hall. Highly recommend.

Power Transformers and Power Converters From Avel Lindberg

18th July 2010, 07:08 PM	#1
skibum diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2009	Good Toroidal Transformer recommendations? Putting together a power supply and I need a 50VA 9 volt AC output. Is there a particulary good brand to get? I am in the UK so something available in Europe would be best. Any recommendations? Thanks, skibum Last edited by skibum; 18th July 2010 at 07:24 PM.

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18th July 2010, 07:37 PM	#2
jacco vermeulen diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: At the sea front, just under Rotterdam	But you are living in La France, mon pauvre. Get 50VA/9Vac R-cores from Selectronic in Paris or Ronchin up north, €23 each.

18th July 2010, 08:05 PM	#3
Spiny diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008	I've bought from airlink in the past and not been disappointed by the quality . Deliver has been good as well airlink 9v 50va

19th September 2010, 11:18 PM	#4
owenhamburg diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hamburg	Thanks for the link to Airlink this is tempting me to make a large Class A amplifier even more. Are their any other cheap European transformer suppliers people know?

20th September 2010, 10:59 PM	#5
uncle_leon diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Czyżeminek, near Łódź	I order my transformers from Toroidy.pl - they are cheap, but absolutely worth recommending. My Gainclone went a whole league up after just changing the old trafo (which was previously a very decent Nuvotem Talema) to one of theirs. Make sure to ask for a transformer in "audio realisation" version - these come with a Faraday shield, shielding between windings and grain-ordered steel core as a standard. Also dead quiet. I recommend also asking them to wind primary over secondary, and to use a 50% thicker wire for secondary (don't ask me why - Peter Daniel tipped me off about this and trafos do seem to sound better this way). Only thing is, the postage can be quite expensive...

20th September 2010, 11:22 PM	#6
skibum diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2009	I ended up buying mine from Avel Transformers in the UK. Incredible service from Chris Hall. Highly recommend. Power Transformers and Power Converters From Avel Lindberg

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