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#1184210 - 04/20/09 05:25 PM
Re: New/old Hammond...help?
[Re: ColorKeys]
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Registered: 06/24/07
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Loc: Trent Woods, NC
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You will find oiling instructions with pictures at this link: http://www.bentonelectronics.com/serviceinfo.html Do not over oil the unit, it should be oiled yearly. You might SLIGHTLY over oil the first time, if there is evidence that it has not been oiled recently. The oil will drain from the cups, there is wicking through the generator that gradually distributes the oil so that each bearing receives some. If it is otherwise working, there is not much other maintenance to be done. Resistors do go bad with age, same with tubes; but you will probably need a tech for that type repair. You can safely oil the instrument yourself. Do not touch the electrical connections, 110vac for the motor is on some of the terminals - they usually have a cover over those, but someone might have removed the cover at some time in the past.
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#1201592 - 05/18/09 03:37 PM
Re: New/old Hammond...help?
[Re: MoodyBluesKeys]
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Registered: 05/19/08
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Loc: Nashville TN
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No harm in adding oil. But you'll know if you over-oil it because it will drain onto the floor. Hammonds are way over-engineered. You probably won't use it a lot, and won't need to bother with oil. I play a 56 B3 at a nightclub, and honestly, that thing has probably not been oiled in 40 years. It still starts and runs.
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