Any help greatly appreciated with Sony TA-212 Old Amp

[westington]

Hi all,

I found an old sony ta-212 amp in my family's loft at the weekend and so connected it up to some speakers - it played okay at first but after 30 mins the power and sound cut out. I've checked both the mains plug fuse and internal fuse and neither have blown so i think it must be that the transformers gone? Any thoughts?

I've tried to look for a replacement transformer but havent had any luck with finding an exact copy (T 981_TK). It's worth mentioning that i'm by no means a specialist so if theres a newer version of this transformer that i could get please do let me know. Any help much appreciated!

Many thanks

[nickb]

You should try measuring the ACV on the primary first.

[westington]

Thank you for your help - unfortunately I found that there wasnt any continuity on the input or output side of the transformer...

[olddawg]

Thank you for your help - unfortunately I found that there wasnt any continuity on the input or output side of the transformer...

That’s a very odd coincidence. Float them and measure again.