gdhiatt@... wrote:
Raul, so is this what you are saying: The B+ current comes BACK from
the Tone
cabinet to the pre-amp in the console? If thats so that's really
interesting
to me (I'm learning a lot)... Common sense would say that the power
starts at
the console (because that's what plugs into the wall) and goes to the
tone
cabinet... That's an interesting thought that a signal is going in the
opposite direction.
Actually - If you think a little bit about it. The majority of the
needed HV supply is going to be at the amp. The preamp doesn't need
very much. Why reinvent the wheel and have it both places, and If it's
gonna be in one place, the Amp/speaker side makes more sense.
Why did they do this? Well. If you ran out and bought just the
organ, yer dead in the water. But Hammond also sold the tone cabs. That
*also* make the organ actually work. Marketing madness? Quite.
Don Leslie had to make that work when he was trying to sell his
spinny speakers as well. It may look crazy now, but it was business as
usual in those days. I can come up with at least 5 things you can buy
today that need "Item B" to make Item A work at all. It's the same ol
you know what.
later....
pda
Jax Fl.
Here's another question... is there another reason, from an
engineering
standpoint, why the amp would be in the tone cabinet instead of the
console?
My best guess is that they had to lighten it somehow and that was a
good
place to put it. Also in the "B" type consoles there isn't any place
to put
anything in there. I'm just wondering if having the amp away from the
tone
generator makes for a cleaner signal.
Thanks again for your ideas and comments.
G
