EDCOR Electronics Corporation

About EDCOR Electronics Corporation

EDCOR Electronics Corporation operates from Carlsbad, New Mexico, where it has been based since January 1991. The company traces its roots to the early 1960s in Utah, where it began as Electronic Development Corporation, a public firm that pioneered wireless microphones and held the first U.S. patent in that field. After several ownership changes and relocations — through Costa Mesa, Irvine, and Santa Ana, California — the management team bought out all shareholders in late 1990, financed the move to New Mexico, and reincorporated the business there. The company designs and manufactures a broad line of transformers and related components. Its catalog includes audio matching transformers (microphone, line level, combiners, splitters), audio distribution transformers, stereo-to-mono couplers, classic tube audio transformers (single-ended, push-pull, interstage), power transformers for tube and solid-state equipment, chokes and inductors (DC power chokes, high-voltage plate/filament), and a range of parts such as coil bobbins (nylon 6/6 glass-filled), steel laminations, end bells, brackets, and mounting hardware. EDCOR also offers custom transformer design and sells amplifier replacement transformers and kit transformers for brands such as Fender, Dynaco, and Decware. EDCOR serves professional audio installers, musicians, amplifier builders, and hobbyists. Its distribution transformers were used in the refit of the Rose Bowl in the mid-to-late 1980s. Current customers include tube amplifier designers like Pete Millett and Bruce Heran (OddWatt), kit builders (Decware ZEN kits), and repair shops needing replacements for vintage Fender, Dynaco, and other amplifiers. The company also supports the DIY community with technical blogs and design resources. EDCOR emphasizes domestic manufacturing: "Proudly designed and built in 'MERICA," with a stated effort to source materials and parts from U.S. suppliers. The transformer production process has evolved over four decades, originally driven by the company's own difficulty in obtaining quality audio and power transformers in the early 1980s, which led to the acquisition of Delta Magnetics and its manufacturing facilities.

Company details

Location

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Company type

Manufacturer

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• Electronics & Semiconductor Manufacturers in New Mexico

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