Some time ago, my KW began to smoke and get hot. I pulled the plug and set the thing outside to air out, but I never did anything about it.
Today, I partially disassembled it and found several problems. First, one of the rollers had come out of its holder (the roller is intact, but the pin seems to have disintegrated:
As you can also see, the core look pretty rough.
On the other side, the ends of the cord have become detached from their connections (admittedly, one broke lose after I pulled the unit apart):
The wire that powers the light bulb indicating a short was lying loose in the case when I took the top off; it appears to have been repaired/extended at some point in the past:
You can also see here some roughness in the laminations.
I come to the assembled wisdom of the forum for advice.
Is this thing economically repairable? Or should I peddle it (on the For Sale board here) for parts to someone who works on them regularly? The case is in great shape, as are most of the handles. It looks like the interior has salvageable parts, too.
If it is repairable, is it something a novice can/should do? Understand: I can solder, trace diagrams, and follow directions. But I have never worked on a transformer before. Everybody has to start somewhere, but is this project a little too much as a first project?
Any and all comments welcome.
