[HAM] Leslie working ( sort of) ( 25 and L100 ) distortion , blown fuse

[David Damroze]

On Mar 28, 2007, at 6:32 PM, Jerry Fowler wrote:

> Replace the fuse and see if it blows - especially if you just moved the
> leslie from one place to another. I've had old fuses blow just from the
> shaking around of moving the cabinet.
>
> -Jerry
  Nope , that wasn't it .
  Took everything apart and cleaned it and Deoxited the tube sockets , 
pots etc.
  still getting distortion even when bypassing the booster amp.
DD
>
> On 3/28/07, David Damroze <damroze at excite.com> wrote:
>>
>> I got the connector hooked into the L100 by basically copying the
>> connections from the M3.
>>   I guess that the solution to the electrical being constantly on is 
>> to
>> plug the organ into a
>> power strip and just turn the whole thing off when done . Right ?
>>   Anyway , I fired everything up and the 25 started spinning and
>> everything was playing okay
>>   except with a very staticy , as opposed to overdriven ,kind of
>> distortion and less output than I would have expected.
>>   (In spit of this, I am now officially hooked on leslies ) .
>>   So  , I put everything together , move the organ and Leslie back 
>> into
>> place , vacuum up
>> the miscellaneous bits of wire insulation and solder splots out of the
>> carpet.
>>   Pat myself on the back for getting stuff hooked up , turn everything
>> on and
>> --no more Leslie ( waaah!)
>> The rotor is spinning but no sound. I check the booster amp - no 
>> pretty
>> tubes lit up .
>>   Turns out the fuse is blown.
>>   So , I disconnect the booster amp and play through the cabinet
>> connector.
>>   I get pretty whirly sound , at lower volume of course , but still a
>> lot of static distortion when
>>   I push the expression pedal past about half.
>>   So , some questions -
>>
>>   What should I check before replacing the blown fuse in the booster 
>> amp
>> ?
>>   What should be my prime suspects for the staticy distortion with and
>> without booster amp ?
>>
>>
>>   David D.
>>
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