I recently discovered that the power cord on my American Flyer 8B 100 watt transformer had split right where it comes out of the housing.
Is there a way to open the housing so I can replace the cord?
Thank you.
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You just have to disassemble the transformer. The main screws are on the bottom. Then solder your new cord at the spots where the old cord was done. Half our job at the most. Simple and a learning experience.
On my version, the housing is held on by two screws through the faceplate.
Remove these, the throttle, and the two very small screws holding the red and green lamps.
Then the housing can be carefully pulled up and away revealing the guts. From there it is just cutting, pulling and reconnecting the new wire.
Reassembly is the opposite of disassembly being careful to get wires back inside without pinching.
