Make sure you plug in ONLY A PHONO. NOTHING ELSE! especially an IPHONE you'll overload the circuit like crazy, besides sounding like the south end of a North bound Brahma bull, you'll end up with an IBRICK!
If the OT is bad you have nothing to lose by opening it. The problem could be just a bad connection where the external lead is connected to the wire from the winding. This could be at the outer end or at the center tap. This drawing also shows the copper shield which will not be on the OT.
Tim,
Shoot - that's no good. Amazing that it works as it does in the state it's in.
Thin wire is typical for windings having high voltage. At a typical value of 200 circular mils per amp, a 100 mA winding could use as small as #26 AWG wire which has an OD of 0.016. Did you also check that wire where it runs down the outside of the coils before going in to the actual winding? I once had success with a power transformer by cutting down to the actual winding and tapping the wire, but it has to be the outer layer.
The left and right side output's should be identical. The different part #'s are for FISHER's accounting Dept to keep thing's straight for the bean counters who can't count to 10 on their fingers because of two thumbs. (Toons,......Gets 'em every time!!)
You didn't mention checking your work with a meter afterwards. Hopefully it metered out ok. Looks good from a standpoint of work, one note tho. I would have added another layer of insulation(tape) between the bare wire and that yellow one just for good measure. It probably won't make any difference but it won't hurt. Leave it be for now. close it up and check it again with the meter. If everything checks out, power it up on low voltage, then bring it up in stages checking for shorts and opens. If it gets to full voltages go ahead and use it but keep a close eye on it for a while.
BTW. PKG arrived. Thanks
Larry