Reply With QuoteIt's probably OK to run. You might use a hair dryer blowing in hot air to help the drying process along.
Don't forget to oil the generator well with Hammond oil.
Q1 How long should I wait to fire it up?
yesterday I transported an A100. I put a tarp on, but water got on the top of the organ.
The amount of water on top of the organ was such that there were beaded drips everywhere, but water was not pouring into the organ.
No water got into the back....or into the start/run switches.
I examined everything very carefully and I could see that a few drips made it down into the keyboards.
Q2: If I wait a few days before powering up... but there is some hidden moisture left in the keyboard.... could any shorts happen? Is there current running through the 9 key contacts?
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Korg N364, Alesis QS8.1
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Heinzman Pump organ
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It's probably OK to run. You might use a hair dryer blowing in hot air to help the drying process along.
Don't forget to oil the generator well with Hammond oil.
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So are you saying that if there is some moisture in the keyboard it won't hurt the organ to start it up and try it out?Originally Posted by TheAdmiral
I doubt any moisture got on the key contacts, But I'm being cautious. But if (worst case scenario) there IS moisture in there... will it short something?
A100/Leslie 145
Korg N364, Alesis QS8.1
Nordheimer Upright
Heinzman Pump organ
VSTs: VB3, Atmosphere, Mr Ray.
You can spill a glass of beer on to a Hammond and it won't hurt a thing.
It's almost impossible to get anything directly into the key contacts in the manual chassis.
A couple pitchers of beer? Well, then maybe a problem...
The AC voltages from the tone generator to the manual chassis are millivoltages - which probably wouldn't kill a spider - much less short out anything in the manual chassis.
Fire it up and play it. Clean the keys so you don't get sticky fingers....
DON'T over-oil the reservoir for the Scanner/Run Motor!
Put as much oil as you want into the two reservoirs on the tone generator.
The excess oil will only drip out the bottom - just like all the spilled beer....
Do I need to add oil because of the spill?
A100/Leslie 145
Korg N364, Alesis QS8.1
Nordheimer Upright
Heinzman Pump organ
VSTs: VB3, Atmosphere, Mr Ray.
I would...if any water got in the TG, the oil will push it out...
and it's not going to hurt to have the oil in there anyway
My C-2 was out in the weather for about 6 weeks and got rained on big time at least twice, I'm not sure where the liquid goes that gets on the keyboards, but I couldn't see anything on the key contacts, they looked just fine, no corrosion or anything, the preamp chassis and outer shell of the manual chassis looked kinda grungy, but everything worked just fine, including the TG. Been playing it for over a year now.
On the other hand, my M-3 sat in a living room for about 4 years unused, it took a week to get the TG moving on it's own again, so I think drying out is worse than short term dousing....
I have to laugh, because I've outsmarted even myself. My enemy, my foe, is an animal. In order to conquer the animal, I have to learn to think like an animal. And, whenever possible, to look like one. I've gotta get inside this guy's pelt and crawl around for a few days.
1953 C-2 Chop, "RUBY"
1966 L112, Stock
1958 M-3, Stock
1966 M-111, Stock
164834_1499178727550_1476624975_31109923_4915200_n.jpg...oh, I will say that 6 weeks of both rain and shine puts a big hurt on the cabinet...not to mention the tumble off the trailer down a ravine....and being scooped up in the bucket of a loader tractor to be retrieved...the bright spot is that the people who threw it out behind their barn had the M-3 in their living room and were very happy to see that go too.....IMG_4812.jpg
I have to laugh, because I've outsmarted even myself. My enemy, my foe, is an animal. In order to conquer the animal, I have to learn to think like an animal. And, whenever possible, to look like one. I've gotta get inside this guy's pelt and crawl around for a few days.
1953 C-2 Chop, "RUBY"
1966 L112, Stock
1958 M-3, Stock
1966 M-111, Stock
Fired up the organ with no problems. Thanks for the help.
A100/Leslie 145
Korg N364, Alesis QS8.1
Nordheimer Upright
Heinzman Pump organ
VSTs: VB3, Atmosphere, Mr Ray.
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