Hello everyone, first to congratulate you for all the information you share in this great forum.
This is my first post, I tell you, it turns out that I got my hands on an Ampex AG440C, I had no idea what state it was in, if it worked properly or not. On the back it indicates (I will attach images) volts 117, amps 2.7 and hertz 50. In my country (Chile), we use 220v, so I got a transformer from 220 to 110, the plug and it turns out that their motors worked at their speeds, But after a couple of minutes, a burning smell started coming out, I unplugged it and I realized it was from the reproduce card. It turns out that a 24ohm resistor burned out as I could see in the manual. This is where I need your help, I do not know what could be the reason that it has burned, maybe the 220 to 110 transformer does not work for me? The ampex cable is missing the ground leg, it could be that time, well I hope you can help me please. Best regards
This is my first post, I tell you, it turns out that I got my hands on an Ampex AG440C, I had no idea what state it was in, if it worked properly or not. On the back it indicates (I will attach images) volts 117, amps 2.7 and hertz 50. In my country (Chile), we use 220v, so I got a transformer from 220 to 110, the plug and it turns out that their motors worked at their speeds, But after a couple of minutes, a burning smell started coming out, I unplugged it and I realized it was from the reproduce card. It turns out that a 24ohm resistor burned out as I could see in the manual. This is where I need your help, I do not know what could be the reason that it has burned, maybe the 220 to 110 transformer does not work for me? The ampex cable is missing the ground leg, it could be that time, well I hope you can help me please. Best regards
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