API 312 mic input transformer porn

I took some pictures of the 3 mic input transformers I'm going to be using in my 312 project. They are all 1:10, They are Jensen, Lundahl and Cinemag. CJ said he's post them for me, stay tuned.
Kelley

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I dotored those a bit to make them web friendly.
I hope you don't mind.
cj :guinness:

Thanks for posting these CJ!
The only part number you can't see is for the Cinemag, it's the CM-75101APC. I wan'ted people to see them next to each other for scale, on a layout in a restricted area, the Cinemag would fit easier. The pins on the Lundahl are of a considerably larger guage. The pin spacing of the Jensen and Lundahl match per row but the rows are much further apart, the rows of the Cinemag are a little further apart than the Jensen but the pin spacing per row is tighter. I really, really like that Jensen props up the transformer off the board. How different do they sound? I have no idea, I'm still a ways away from building them.
Kelley

Kubi,
Judging by everything I have heard about the Lundahls in the 312 circuit, if it's all true, it may not sound exactly like a real 312 to the purist, but it will probably sound better than the others to me. We shall see.
Kelley

I've been wondering why it is that the 2622 has six pins - two primaries and one secondary, while the Jensen and the Cinemag (I believe) have one primary and eight pins. Two of those are not connected, naturally in such a way that they can't be just lopped off for a 312, and the other two are the case and the shield. Are the Jensen and Cinemag quieter because of the ground and the shield?

Lundahl uses a humbucking coil structure, whereas Jensen and Cinemag use a single coil. So the Lundahl will naturally be a little quieter, me thinks.
cj