Not only you're the best ever tech I've seen yet but man you are related to John Lord!!! You would sit in for him and no one would notice! Thanks for a great job and a great sound!!!!
Excellent! I've just acquired a 145 and it's a bit of a sorry state, lower rotor doesn't spin on choral and on fast it sounds like a washing machine full of spanners. Your vid has given me the confidence to give it a go myself. Cheers!
are the low-high speed motors same for treble and bass rotors? how many Watts they are? i need to supply motors from 230 VAC, and i dont know hom many watts motors are. thank you
Fantastic tutorials. I just purchased my first Leslie 145. She definitely needs a tune up. Lower unit only spins slowly with a little assistance. I plan on taking my time and service everything you've done in videos one and two. Do you have a favorite place to order parts from? Thanks in advance.
Ordering parts in the UK isn’t great to be honest. Lookup Tonewheel general hospital in the states, they deliver into the UK and other than the import tax they are a great company to work with.
Yes and no :-) You can plug any line input into the Leslie now and it will amplify. You often see people with Hammond Clones into converted Leslies and both the Leslie and Organ are flat out and on 10. This is because the signal (line being -20db from memory?) is lower than the Leslie is expecting. The signal level from a C3 is mega hot and often people complain about converted Leslie volumes not realising that it is the conversion that has hamstrung it. One solution then is a pre amp and or stomp box to strengthen the signal. Remember, a screaming C3/122 combination can peak 104db when fully maintained. I use a MXR Micro Amp+ in line . The "+" allows for bass and treble tweaks but the main knob is the drive. In the line level instance the drive doesn't add growl as its not being pushed hard enough (see above) and instead adds volume. With my Hammond XK5 at 12 O'clock and the preamp at 1 O'clock there's plenty volume for the mics to pick up and little headroom should you need it. PS: I have an MXR Pre Amp+ build in-line on my C3 also, in this instance it adds **DRIVE**! See my website, www.hammondforhire.com for more info. Hope this helps?
Surprised no one noticed, that old crossover cap is not doing the horn driver any favors. If it hasn’t been changed , it needs to be. If it has been, pardon my intrusion. Mike
If your tubes all light up then the tubes are very unlikely to be the problem. Even if the tubes are going bad you should still hear something from them, even if noisy. Problem is probably a loose wire or cold solder joint down the signal path. Do some simple trouble shooting procedures along the way including double checking for firm speaker connections.
Not only you're the best ever tech I've seen yet but man you are related to John Lord!!! You would sit in for him and no one would notice! Thanks for a great job and a great sound!!!!
Excellent! I've just acquired a 145 and it's a bit of a sorry state, lower rotor doesn't spin on choral and on fast it sounds like a washing machine full of spanners. Your vid has given me the confidence to give it a go myself. Cheers!
Excellent. I’m after a broken Leslie for my next project. Enjoy mate. Any problems DM me
Thanks for the video. Nice work!
Great video & very informative 👍👍
are the low-high speed motors same for treble and bass rotors? how many Watts they are? i need to supply motors from 230 VAC, and i dont know hom many watts motors are. thank you
Fantastic tutorials. I just purchased my first Leslie 145. She definitely needs a tune up. Lower unit only spins slowly with a little assistance. I plan on taking my time and service everything you've done in videos one and two. Do you have a favorite place to order parts from? Thanks in advance.
Ordering parts in the UK isn’t great to be honest. Lookup Tonewheel general hospital in the states, they deliver into the UK and other than the import tax they are a great company to work with.
@@nickfoleyuk I'm actually in the states. Thank You.
Does the jack input on the amp obviate the need for the Leslie preamp unit ?
Yes and no :-)
You can plug any line input into the Leslie now and it will amplify. You often see people with Hammond Clones into converted Leslies and both the Leslie and Organ are flat out and on 10. This is because the signal (line being -20db from memory?) is lower than the Leslie is expecting. The signal level from a C3 is mega hot and often people complain about converted Leslie volumes not realising that it is the conversion that has hamstrung it.
One solution then is a pre amp and or stomp box to strengthen the signal. Remember, a screaming C3/122 combination can peak 104db when fully maintained. I use a MXR Micro Amp+ in line . The "+" allows for bass and treble tweaks but the main knob is the drive. In the line level instance the drive doesn't add growl as its not being pushed hard enough (see above) and instead adds volume. With my Hammond XK5 at 12 O'clock and the preamp at 1 O'clock there's plenty volume for the mics to pick up and little headroom should you need it.
PS: I have an MXR Pre Amp+ build in-line on my C3 also, in this instance it adds **DRIVE**!
See my website, www.hammondforhire.com for more info.
Hope this helps?
@@nickfoleyuk Thanks for the info :)
Where on earth do we oil the motors?!
I should have mentioned in the videos there
@@nickfoleyuk I heard it mentioned but I’m afraid of putting it in the wrong spot. People have said there’s a felt paper but I don’t quite see it
I feel that pain it’s not easy but it’s under that gauze.
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Surprised no one noticed, that old crossover cap is not doing the horn driver any favors. If it hasn’t been changed , it needs to be. If it has been, pardon my intrusion. Mike
Cheers Mike
my Leslie 145 -tubes light up no sound--
If your tubes all light up then the tubes are very unlikely to be the problem. Even if the tubes are going bad you should still hear something from them, even if noisy. Problem is probably a loose wire or cold solder joint down the signal path. Do some simple trouble shooting procedures along the way including double checking for firm speaker connections.
@@montag4516 okay--thanks