Noise from Leslie 125 speaker

[mikey383]

I've noticed that when I have my Leslie on and the expression pedal on my M103 wide open, I get a clicking type noise through the Leslie's speaker. At first I thought it may be the speaker distorting. I adjusted the Leslie's volume control, and even if I have it set low, I still get this clicking type noise. If I back off the expression pedal just a little, the noise goes away. But, if I have the vibrato Celeste tabs pressed in, the clicking is there no matter where the pedal is. I don't get this noise through the organ's built in speakers. Could this be a cap issue? The Leslie's amp (and the organ's amp too for that matter) has the original paper caps, which I'm planning on replacing in the near future.

[bossbandbob]

Re: Noise from Leslie 125 speaker



It may not be the same thing, but after taking the motors out of my 130 to clean and oil them, I got sort of a click/rub that seemed to be coming from the drum. After tilting the unit while it was spinning a few times , I got it to go away.</p>

BBB
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[johnny b3]

Re: Noise from Leslie 125 speaker



Hold the drum still, have someone play an offending note.</p>

Put your hand on the foam deflector inside the drum to see if it stops. Alternatively see if the balance washers/nut are tight on the drum walls. </p>

Not sure these things being loose would result in "clicking", but make sure the noise isn't mechanical first.
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[mikey383]

Re: Noise from Leslie 125 speaker

I've ruled out mechanical noise. The deflector was loose when I first got the Leslie, so I glued it back down and that got rid of most of the noise I was getting. Now however, I get this click type noise even if I turn the volume on the amp down so it's barely audible, so I know it has to be in the amp/organ/speaker. As long as the organ's pedal is fully forward, I get the click. If I rock the pedal back some and turn the amp's volume up, the noise stops. I tried cleaning the tube sockets and all the plugs, but that didn't seem to help any.

[bossbandbob]

Re: Noise from Leslie 125 speaker



Mikey,</p>

Try the Hammond Zone on Yahoo Groups. There are a lot of Tech people there, who I'll bet will have some answers for you. They were great with helping me fix a motor speed problem I had on the 130.</p>

Bob
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