Re: Just bought old Fender Bassman

The small tranny is the output tranny, the big one is the power
tranny... so if it's rusty it might be bad, but you might be lucky.
One thing that does wreck transformers is if they are stored in
unheated places were it can get cold and water can condense on the
windings, etc.

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