[HAM] leslie amp quiz

[David Anderson]

So, the extra black capacitor next to the motor relay is supposed to  
be there?

My 147 amp doesnt have this--or is it just the cathode bypass  
capacitor mounted in a different location?

David

On Jan 1, 2007, at 12:13 PM, mike p wrote:

>
> Scott,  the fact that nobody has guessed this yet worries me .   
> Maybe I'll
> be the one on the hot seat for the new year...  Thats OK learning
> experiences are good.
>
>  OK ,  The answer is ----------
>   There are 5  stickers on the amp and only 2 should be there .
>  The "reverb amp only" sticker over the reverb amp plug is  
> correctly there
>  The white sticker by the 6 prong male that says "CSA"  is  
> correctly there
>
> There must have been 2 amps,  an early  147 with the silver painted  
> chassis
> and this 70's gold color chassis 147 .
> Looks like the  red leslie 147 sticker under the knobs , the red  
> tube conf.
> chart,  and the white fast /slow sticker by the tremulant outlets  
> have been
> peeled off  an earlier amp and stuck on this amp...   I've never  
> seen a gold
> color amp with these stickers,  instead they have black lettering  
> directly
> on the amp .   Just like anything else,  there could have been a
> transitional period in which the old supply was used up until gone.  
> But
> stickers ?   Once again - any goldish  122 or 147 I've seen  
> personally or
> seen on ebay or elsewhere for sale in the past 8 years has never  
> had the
> sticker under the control knob(s)  or any side diagram , or  
> anything except
> for the first 2 stickers listed.
>
> Also look at the amp mount , its silver.  People are always taking  
> the amps
> out the wrong way without the mounts .  Any silver amp I've ever  
> seen has a
> silver mounting bracket,  same with the gold,  they have a gold  
> mounting
> bracket.   Also we determined one of the transformers was changed  
> indicating
> a 2nd earlier amp.  Judging from all the other operations this  
> particular
> amp has been through ,  I would definately bet this was one of them .
>
> Happy new year everyone ...