[HAM] Recapping tone generators

[Michael Fulk]

They need to be done INDIVIDUALLY.........listening and using an
oscilloscope, and a standard
Fulk


> [Original Message]
> From: Vaughn Smith <docb3 at cox.net>
> To: The Hammond Forum <hammond at zeni.net>
> Date: 8/20/2006 3:40:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [HAM] Recapping tone generators
>
> Hi John
>
> Your criteria for what makes a great playing Hammond is the same as my 
> own. Am I understanding you correctly that the generator caps need to 
> be individually checked to meet much closer tolerances than a random 
> handful of orange drops for example? How close must they be? Also, I'd 
> like to add the RF filters if I can find the schematics and which 
> pitches to use them.
>
> Thanks, Vaughn Smith
>
>
> On Saturday, August 19, 2006, at 04:03  PM, JOHN HABURAY wrote:
>
> > I think it depends on what sound you want for what reason as far as 
> > recapping goes. I want my Hammonds to be bright, clean, and loud while 
> > keeping them and a Leslie as stock as possible. I do not like caps 
> > that have gone out of value to muddy up my sound and give me 
> > distortion BEFORE I want it. It is very important to match the caps. 
> > They don't have to be 105 (.1) but should be all very close to a 
> > matching value on any given generator. Yes, reach intro a bag and pull 
> > out caps and do the job and it is probably going to sound uneven up 
> > and down the board. Kind of like it does when the wax paper caps are 
> > left in the organ too long, only more pronounced. RF filters caps 
> > needed in the early days because the organs didn't pick up the 
> > overtones and crosstalk with those crummy wax-paper caps on them. 
> > Recap without RF filters and you are probably not going to like it 
> > either. Also, recap the line box and change the resistors there as 
> > well. I don't know anybody who didn't absolutely