[HAM] Recapping

[Jordan Kersten]

Yep, that had a console heater in it to keep the inside dry.-Jordan-

> Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 15:55:10 -0500> From: armillary at comcast.net> To: hammond at zeni.net> Subject: Re: [HAM] Recapping> > David Anderson wrote:> > Manufacturers were painfully aware of the shortcomings of this > > technology. In one book from the period on capacitor design, the > > author tells the story of an engineer who designed an early > > television that worked fine in the lab. When used in humid places, > > however, they failed in large numbers. There are stories of repairmen > > who resorted to putting light bulbs inside early TVs just to try to > > keep them working. The light bulb would keep them warm enough inside > > to decrease the ambient humidity.> >> >> > > Hi David,> > My 1955 M2 has a red paper tag on the power cord that says something like:> "Important - This power cord should be connected to electric outlet > which is active at all times. Do not plug into outlet controlled by > switch. Uninterrupted power is required for a (unreadable) resistor > built into the console to (unreadable) excessive moisture out. Current > consumption is less than a small light bulb."> > The original owner told me this M2 was bought in Honolulu. I don't know > if the resistor was unique to items going overseas or common to all models.> > Regards,> Mike> --> Subscription Options/Unsubscribe/Archives: http://www.zeni.net/hf/> Hammond-Leslie FAQ: http://theatreorgans.com/hammond/faq/> HammondWiki: http://www.dairiki.org/HammondWiki/> hammond at zk3.dec.com archives: http://zk3.hammondforum.com/> 
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