Mighty Monarch of The Air

[VintagePC]

Sadly, if it doesn't work, adding resistors won't help- the transformer's magic comes from the # of turns of wire inside, not from the resistance of the coil; less resistance probably means fewer turns, unless the wire gauge is thicker than the original. (if you add a resistor, you make an RL circuit which behaves very differently from a coil by itself)

Also, if you can get replacement "magnet" wire [copper wire coated in enamel] of the same thickness as that of the original transformer (a yoke from a crap modern tube TV is a great place to get some), you could always give re-winding it a shot. It requires some patience and finesse, but it couldn't hurt to try if you can't get a good replacement for a reasonable price (i.e. reasonable hourly pay for how long you spend to wind your own), or are up for a challenge. It seems daunting, but it's not excessively difficult to try.

To do that, the two magic numbers you need are a) the # of coil turns, and b) the total length of wire. Both of these can be obtained while you unwind the original. As pointed out before, you also need to pay attention to the polarity (winding direction) of the original. If you can match the winding pattern of the original, even better! Note that if A number of turns does not use near B amount of wire then something's wrong and you need to try again, unless it's because you use a different winding pattern.

[I managed it with just matching the length of wire and winding pattern in an oscillator coil for my Fleetwood console (wire was ripped beyond repair, so I couldn't count turns and had to lay the pieces end to end to get length), and it worked... but I don't doubt a TV circuit is much more finicky, so YMMV]. I'd be happy to offer more details if you have questions... but no guarantees since I've only re-wound one coil myself, and that may just have been dumb luck!