[HAM] Un-Recapping

[David Anderson]

What sort of capacitors was it recapped with?

David A.

On May 29, 2007, at 10:24 AM, Ernie Sample wrote:

>
> WARNING:  The following post contains comments regarding recapping  
> a Hammond
> Tone Wheel Generator.  Reader disgression is advised.
>
> Not to start the controversy up again, but I found the results of this
> project interesting.  A few years ago, I purchased a really nice,  
> completely
> rebuilt B3 circa 1962.  I loved everything about it except the  
> sound.  Too
> bright.  I discovered the genny had been recapped.  Recently, I  
> came into
> possesion of a complete set of red caps.  (NOS?)  Against my tech's  
> better
> judgement, we put them in this past Sunday.  Voila!  The organ now  
> sounds
> infintely better.  I really love it!  There doesn't seem to be any
> appreciable difference in volume or timbre from note to note.
>
> Maybe I just got lucky, but this might be my new favorite Hammond.   
> YMMV.
>
> ernie