Fender Hot Rod DeVille Output Transformer Teardown

[SwedishWings]

Great and educational rewind, thanks for showing!
How long do they have used those Dagnall OPT? Is the newer amp series the same OPT (JCM900 combo shown here), it looks different? Do they use chinese parts instead nowadays? I read that about Ampeg, all chinese parts today.
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This was a bit surprising. Or not.

 

[CJ]

Oh great.

 

[Walter66]

Thanks for showing. Exactly what I've expected. The penny pinchers are ruling the company, all parts made by cheap labour, PCB circuit where hard wiring was in the past. Not my cup of tea.