[HAM] Block Heater?

[Richard Horton]

Combine that solution with a inexpensive weekly timer to start the warmup
before the gig, and ideally a thermostat to turn it off if the temp gets
above 80 inside the cab or whatever you set it for. Both things available
inexpensively at Lowe's, etc.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Greany" <crest25 at verizon.net>
To: "The Hammond Forum" <hammond at zeni.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [HAM] Block Heater?


> Easy solution.
>   Stick a light bulb (60watt) inside the cabinet for one hour.
>
>   Ed
>
> Bruce Murphy <nerf at rogers.com> wrote:
>   It was -8 in Chicago Tuesday. My weekly gig venue stores the Hammond in
an unheated garage. Lately it's not happy about starting even if I bring it
in a couple of hours before the show. Tuesday it refused to start.
>
> I posted this before, but I can't imagine I'm the only one who has had to
deal with tonewheels in frigid temps. Lots of folks must leave organs in
trucks or vans overnight.
>
> Any suggestions? The hairdryer didn't work.
>
> Maybe Hammond needs "winter oil" like 0W30 ;-)
>
> Bruce
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