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So I just got my first Leslie (not counting the internal one in my T-200), a model 130. Powered with a Dr. Fishsticks controller and ART tube preamp.
Of course, there are two major issues with it:
1. The audio signal from the preamp is very quiet, but there is a super loud hum whenever the amp is powered up (before the Fishsticks is even powered up). I adjusted the pot on the Leslie amp so that it is at maximum volume, but the audio signal still is quiet. Also, the pot seems to cut in and out as it's turned. I may take the amp over to a local amp builder and see if he can troubleshoot it, but I figured I would check here first.
2. The motors. Originally, the Leslie was stuck on fast. The footswitch engages the slow motor, as in the shaft drops down, but it didn't seem to hit the O ring, since it stays pretty much on fast. I've been working on the nuts to adjust the contact of the shaft to the O ring (as described at http://bentonelectronics.com/servici...leslie-motors/). After several adjustments and no improvement, the situation reversed: the slow speed works VERY slow, and the fast speed does not work at all! At this point, I've decided to stop messing with it, although I wonder if I should adjust the tension on the belt, which I have not tried yet. I think the tension may be on the higher side. I am assuming that either way, the O ring is going to be replaced.
FWIW, I picked the Leslie up on Craigslist. The seller bought it two years ago, said it "worked" when he bought it, and he just never got around to getting it set up so he could play his guitar through it, so it has sat in his garage unused all this time. I had to clean a whole ton of dirt and dust out of the inside of the cabinet, which included the motors. I took the motors out and gave them a cleaning, including disassembling the slow motor. I also oiled both motors.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Of course, there are two major issues with it:
1. The audio signal from the preamp is very quiet, but there is a super loud hum whenever the amp is powered up (before the Fishsticks is even powered up). I adjusted the pot on the Leslie amp so that it is at maximum volume, but the audio signal still is quiet. Also, the pot seems to cut in and out as it's turned. I may take the amp over to a local amp builder and see if he can troubleshoot it, but I figured I would check here first.
2. The motors. Originally, the Leslie was stuck on fast. The footswitch engages the slow motor, as in the shaft drops down, but it didn't seem to hit the O ring, since it stays pretty much on fast. I've been working on the nuts to adjust the contact of the shaft to the O ring (as described at http://bentonelectronics.com/servici...leslie-motors/). After several adjustments and no improvement, the situation reversed: the slow speed works VERY slow, and the fast speed does not work at all! At this point, I've decided to stop messing with it, although I wonder if I should adjust the tension on the belt, which I have not tried yet. I think the tension may be on the higher side. I am assuming that either way, the O ring is going to be replaced.
FWIW, I picked the Leslie up on Craigslist. The seller bought it two years ago, said it "worked" when he bought it, and he just never got around to getting it set up so he could play his guitar through it, so it has sat in his garage unused all this time. I had to clean a whole ton of dirt and dust out of the inside of the cabinet, which included the motors. I took the motors out and gave them a cleaning, including disassembling the slow motor. I also oiled both motors.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
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