I repair and rebuild both KW and ZW transformers. From the looks of your pictures it appears your transformer has seen some very high currents for an extended period of time. It looks as though one of the cord leads was burned off. It is difficult to look at the pictures and determine exactly what happened but I am guessing your circuit breaker was not working properly and a short circuit current occurred And the circuit breaker did not open.
I think that to try to repair it would be a bad decision economically. I can sell you a KW transformer with a beautiful case, that has been totally rebuilt with new rollers, a new circuit breaker, a new cord and the rectifier disc converted to a diode. The cost would be $85 plus actual shipping cost.
I could sell you a ZW transformer with all the work done that I’ve listed above on the KW for $165.
I have sold many rebuilt 1033, KW and ZW transformers on the forum and at TCA train meets over the years and I’ve yet to have a callback.
If you decide to tackle your KW, I will be happy to help you in any way I can. Just let me know.
Jim Lawson
