[HAM] Hammond AO-28

David Anderson thermionic27609 at earthlink.net
Fri Jan 18 04:23:16 CST 2008


Rheostat box?

No rheostat boxes in the AO-28. It's a capacitive volume control that  
was introduced on the 2-series organs.

You can simply unscrew and swap the two terminals if there's enough  
slack in the wires. If there isn't, you have to do a little more  
work, but the concept is the same.

David Anderson

On Jan 17, 2008, at 8:46 PM, Jordan Kersten wrote:

> Ok, I have converted my B2 to a B3.  I have smooth drawbars,  
> percussion tabs, and I cut the hole in the music desk to put the  
> start/run switches in the B3 place.  I have even installed my  
> percussion button under the "b" preset key.  My last step is to  
> install the AO-28 preamp.  I got a good deal on one from an A-100.  
> My question is how do I make the Rheostat box compatiable with the  
> B3's?  I know that if I put an A-100 AO-28 into a B3, the  
> expression pedal will work backwards since the preamp hangs up-side- 
> down in an A-100.  So what do I do?  I hear you don't have to re- 
> wire anything, just some bolts.  What do you guys think?
>
>
> -Jordan-
>



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