Getting OPT in Japan?

[tamra]

Noguchi-trans have closed their shop last year. General-trans taken over their business.
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OPT's are usually wired after ordered so it takes a month in Japan. In basement of radio department, General trans shop might have some ready made transformers there. Also Toei, Kasuga, Kasuga musen, Noguchi-trans (Now General-trans), Andix audio sells Finemet core transformers. The Finemet core has good reviews but pretty expensive.

 

[viperan]

Tamra, I am glad General-Trans take over Noguchi business. The store patron seems very enthusiastic when I purchased the transformer. I show them the circuit diagram of what I am trying to build. They even re-check to make sure I bought the right thing by looking for other circuit and operating class.

Tamra, do you know if any of those stores stock Iso or Hashimoto. It seems to me they always have some stock of their own brand but not necessarily have higher end ISO or Hashimoto? I asked Kasuga Musen shop keeper if I can pre-order online before I came to Japan, but I got straight no (not sure if its due to language barrier)

 

[Soundhappy]

MJ1901_(07)appendix_transformer-handbook.pdf - Google Drive

 

[tamra]

Hello Viperan.
I am near from Akihabara so I can check around.
I think General trans have several stocks.
But which OPT exactly? For PP or SE?
And I can also ask if you can order even in English but here, you always need to pay for pre-order.

 

[viperan]

Hi Tamra, I am actually looking for Hashimoto SUT HM-7 instead of OPT. For ISO, I was daydreaming of getting myself a FC-40-2.7S OPT. However, I think I don't plan on purchasing one soon due to cost