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Old 10-10-2018, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by etype2 View Post
I wonder why RCA took the trouble to put the transformer in a “box”? Isolation? Did this part fail in the CT-100 as much as the Westy?
No way to know why RCA potted it in a box. Perhaps to better protect it from high humidity or dampness. Failure seems to be across the board in all the sets this trans is installed in. May have been due to defective materials or poor engineering.
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