Genz Benz Black Pearl 30 replacement mains transformer.
We have been recently asked by a very good customer of ours to take a look at his much cherished Genz Benz Black Pearl 30 – 112. All he said was ‘it’s gone up in smoke’, he wasn’t wrong. The mains transformer had gone short circuit.
To expedite the repair we decided to reverse engineer a replacement unit. Below you will see the process involved with re-manufacturing the mains transformer.
Step 1
This is the original untouched transformer.
Step 2
Remove covers
Step 3
Remove laminations.
Step 4
Reveal primary terminations.
Step 5
Reveal secondary terminations.
Step 6
Lead start centre tap and count windings.
Step 7
Do the same with the secondary windings.
Step 8
Start new primary winding including 3A Fuse.
Step 9
First 115v winding finished.
Step 10
Second 115v winding finished.
Step 11
First HV secondary winding finished.
Step 12
All other secondary windings finished.
Step 13
With new laminations and varnished.
Step 14
Ready to go back into the unit.
Needless to say he was extremely happy with the final result.
Please note: We are able to reverse engineer almost all types of transformers, don’t hesitate to contact us for further information.