The transformer in the SMS10 is far more robust than the transformer that is in an IM VC and will have less power loss as well...i would check to see how it is hitched up impedance wise and let it ride if done properly...my .02
What part of "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." do you not understand?