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No. I can't really tell from the pictures you posted. The foil side pic of the entire PCB is good, but there is no corresponding component side photo that shows enough detail for me to figure that out.
Years ago I was given a clock radio that had been fed with about 400 V a.c. and had blown the mains transformer. The LED display ran from 4.5 V, the radio receiver ran from 9V and the clock IC ran from about 12 V and needed the a.c. for the timing. I fitted a 4.5 - 0 - 4.5 transformer, rectified for the LED display, and doubled for the radio. That was the same size as the original transformer and fitted in its place.
consider this circuit, it was in Elktor (Designed by A. Rietjens). I have built many for friends for various applications and it works like a bomb.
You don't need the selector switch and all the resistors, if you only have one charging rate required then one resistor will simplify the circuit a lot.
Since you say the primary has no resistance, then most likely is that most of these transformers have the primary, fused with a thermal fuse called a tco (thermal cut off). Some are rectangular and some are bullet shaped. They blow with temperature and need to be in contact with the windings.
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Sometimes if your lucky there are just under the outer paper wrap. Put on your surgeon cap and just slice down the paper with a sharp knife. If you see it then measure that, like any fuse it should be a short.
If your unlucky they are buried in the middle of the transfo.
One of the most important bits of information given by the OP in this thread was that the device was "Class 2," This tells that the mains device ( tranformer in this case ) is energy limiting and will open circuit if overloaded, temperature or current.
As noted in the post above, there is a fusing device, most often on the primary of the transformer, sometimes it can be bypassed, other times not. Be aware that bypassing it will remove a safety feature of the design, possibly resulting in a dangerous situation.
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