Hello. I need help finding the equivalent of an ATE-068 IF transformer to fix my Pioneer F93 tuner. I paid 70€ about two years ago for having it repaired by a service center. The technician told me it was some rare pioneer component not available anymore that he managed to fix by unsoldering and using some cleaning spray. After all this time I did not use it because I still haven't managed to get a decent FM antenna outside (have other priorities and time goes by too fast for these days...). So recently I connected it and it had exactly the same problem as before. I tried to follow the service manual (HiFiEngine site...) and long story short managed to find out the component the technician had referred to. I unsoldered it sprayed it heavily with kontakt cleaner and by stroke of luck also decided at the last minute to also unsolder a similar component (same part nr. but apparently with different function on the circuit) that I also spray cleaned. After that I resoldered both but exchanging their positions. I notice that following the service manual adjustments the part that didn't work now does so, but now the adjustment corresponding to the exchanged component doesn't, confirming the first component is to blame. Also the tuner now works! But the sound is a bit thin compared to the full warm and details sound it appeared to have before.
Anyway, the component is referred to in the service manual as ATE-068, which I found on this site:
https://www.ued.net/ued/viewItemAction.do?itemCode=PNRATE-068
They also refer to it as IF TRANSFORMER SXV90KU. That's how I knew it was an IF transformer, don't know much about that...
So, knowing that I still have one working inside the tuner, would it be possible to measure it and buy an equivalent ? It seems to be two coils (has two adjustment pots) inside a metallic case, which with care can be taken out. It does also seem to have another component inside besides the coils, maybe a capacitor.
A quick search seems to suggest measuring this thing is out of my reach but maybe some of you know.
BTW that part nr. seems to be long gone on the Pioneer catalog...
Thanks!
Anyway, the component is referred to in the service manual as ATE-068, which I found on this site:
https://www.ued.net/ued/viewItemAction.do?itemCode=PNRATE-068
They also refer to it as IF TRANSFORMER SXV90KU. That's how I knew it was an IF transformer, don't know much about that...
So, knowing that I still have one working inside the tuner, would it be possible to measure it and buy an equivalent ? It seems to be two coils (has two adjustment pots) inside a metallic case, which with care can be taken out. It does also seem to have another component inside besides the coils, maybe a capacitor.
A quick search seems to suggest measuring this thing is out of my reach but maybe some of you know.
BTW that part nr. seems to be long gone on the Pioneer catalog...
Thanks!