UK supplier of R or C core transformers?

[dwjames]

Hi all,
Can anyone recommend a UK supplier of good quality power transformers for audio use?
Ideally looking for a beefy R or C core transformer with 2 x 15v centre tapped secondaries with as low impedance as possible.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
James

 

[AndrewT]

Use toroid.
Add inter-winding screen and gauss band, for lowest interference.

 

[dwjames]

Thanks. I've found some R-core in France
http://www.selectronic.fr/selectron.../?cat=282696641&dir=desc&order=price&q=R-core

 

[AndrewT]

Are the Asian manufactured Selectronic available with inter-winding screens and gauss band.
Are the two legs of the Selectronic wound with the SAME combination of primary and secondary windings?

 

[merlin el mago]

Why don't ask directly to the seller?

 

[AndrewT]

Merlin,
are you asking me to do his homework?

 

[SGK]

Andrew, where do you recommend as a source of good quality toroid in the UK witht he features you suggest above?

 

[merlin el mago]

Merlin,
are you asking me to do his homework?

AndrewT,
I'm not a teacher to ask homework to anybody.

 

[AndrewT]

I can't recall the names of two manufacturers that were recommended in the Forum.

Toroidy is a Euro manufacturer who is highly recommended.

 

[John Luckins]

For Toroids in the UK I would recommend speaking to Terry at Canterbury Windings. You can get an idea of his work from is website.

I'm not related, just satisfied with everything he has produced for me.

John

 

[dwjames]

No Thanks guys. I haven't bought from Selectronics, I was just pointing them out as the only place I could find that would supply them. As you say Andrew, they're likely to be the same general purpose cheap Chinese offerings that are on eBay and Alibaba, made to a price, not a standard and not the specialist offering I'm after.

I had a nice chat with Les from Avondale Audio who said all the good UK manufacturers of R and C core transformers he used to use have gone out of business, unable to compete in a market where cheap prices from the far East set the expectation. 🙁
He was very helpful and is sorting me a couple of bits to try though as I'm testing this weekend.

Also heard good things recently about Canterbury Windings, cheers John.

 

[SGK]

I found this TransformerSuppliers - diyAudio and subsequently took a look at Toroidy.