Ceriatone Forum

where are you guys gettin your trannies from? I didnt get them from nik like i should have and am having a real hard time finding a suitable (i.e. cheap) alternative.

I got mine from Nik.

The power trannie should be easy to find as it uses the same as the Marshall 50w Plexi but the OT trannie might be a bit harder to find as it is the same as the DC30, so that will take a bit of tracking down.

I don't know but try Hammond or Heyboer but I think with most of these companies they have plenty of Fender and Marshall replacements but other types are harder to find.

Cheers
Brian

I don't know if this is of any help to you, but the Hot Cat 30 uses TDS Trannies
MAINS = TDS 1161
OUTPUT = TDS 1163
CHOKE = TDS 1162

Yeah tds definitely has them and they have been great at corresponding with me. I just cant afford a full set. I have been wondering about hammonds. Any suggestions on a certain pt and ot?

I think you would have to ask Nik about the OT trannie, I have no idea what the CT Ohmage is but I can tell you it needs about 362v.
I had a look on the Hammond site and the only PT that was close to what voltages the Stray Cat uses is  the one for a Vox AC15 290PX.
But I suggest you ask Nik for advise before you purchase any trannies it could save a lot of messing around.
Cheers
Brian

http://www.transformerdesignandsupply.com/ This is the closest you can get. These guys makes original trannies for Matchless amps and Hot Cat Amps :)

yeah like i said I may end up going that route I just need to see if I can find em cheaper first.

Could someone give me more information about transformers?
..impedance of OT etc..
Thanks. Andrea.

Yes please, I cannot seem to be able to find this info either

Are you guys talking about the primary Z for the OT of this amp?
It would be about 3.4k.
Are you guys looking at OT's for a Stray Cat build?

i would build something like a hotcat 30r with hiwatt OT (selector of capacitors) (and probably with a 3th switchable ef86 channel) ...at this time i don't know how to implement a reverb :(

(sorry for my english)

yeah i am looking for the specs on both trannies, the pt is obvious i think.

I noticed Mercury Magnetics does one for the Ceriatone DC30 which is the same OT as the Stray Cat

you can use also a vox ac-30 OT...

Yea just depends what kind of flavour you really want :D

hmmmm what do you think using an ac30 tranny would sound like?

  it would sound all right, but not as good as the DC30 transformer. I should know, we build them. My Dad designed all the original Matchless transformers, and we build them all by hand. If i can help let me know. Might be cheaper than you think...  Bob, Transformer Design and Supply
  www.transformerdesignandsupply.com  kg6epv@yahoo.com

I know! they are rockin in the badcat as I type this ;D