[sdiy] MG-1 transformer troubles... repair or replace?

[KA4HJH]

>Hello DIYers
>
>Well, I screwed up.  I was in my MG-1 again doing a couple of repairs, and
>everything was good. I put it back together,  hooked it back up, turned it
>on and *nothing*.
>
>So I opened it back up, and much to my annoyance discovered that one of the
>terminals on the PS transformer had broken off.
>
>The terminal seems to have a small circular protrustion on it, which seems
>to fit into a round depression in the transformer.  In that depression I can
>see the *tiniest* little piece of wire... maybe 1/32", if that
>
>Now... I am pretty sure that I could fix this.  Not sure how just yet, but I
>have a couple of ideas.  My question is, *should* I try to fix this? or is
>this one of those instances where I should just opt for a replacement part?
>I've never done anything on a transformer before, so I'm afraid something
>terrible will happen :)  Any thoughts/advice?

I had the exact same thing happen once. The top of the MG-1 tipped over
backwards and ripped a terminal off the secondary of the transformer (won't
be making that mistake again).

I finally saved it by carefully unwrapping the transformer a few turns
until I found the broken wire. I melted the lacquer off the end of the wire
with a blob of solder on the tip of my iron and got enough bare wire
exposed to make the repair.

This really had me going for a while.

-- 

Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"