I have an RT3 (1960) with a Model 25 leslie (customized). I recently reorganized my studio and put the leslie on the other side of a door. This forces me to unplug the Leslie all the time, which is a hassle, but beats stepping on or tripping over the cable.?

1. Are there Leslie cable extensions available that I can use??
2. Or is the best option to purchase/make a longer Leslie cable??

Also, any maximum that I should be aware of????

Thanks in advance -?
Pat

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Leslie cables can be "daisy chained" together to extend as necessary. I don't think that I've ever seen a maximum length quoted, this would possibly depend on the Leslie model anyway, with larger models that draw more power having a shorter limit. In practice, any realistic length for use within one room is going to be fine.? As with any extension lead, one continuous length is better than many short lengths with a corresponding large number of connectors. Tonewheel General, (and other suppliers) stock ready made cables in 10, 20, 30, 50, 75 and 100 foot lengths, or will make custom cables to any required length. 100 foot, I believe being the maximum continuous length available.

I have an RT3 (1960) with a Model 25 leslie (customized). I recently reorganized my studio and put the leslie on the other side of a door. This forces me to unplug the Leslie all the time, which is a hassle, but beats stepping on or tripping over the cable.?

1. Are there Leslie cable extensions available that I can use??
2. Or is the best option to purchase/make a longer Leslie cable??

Also, any maximum that I should be aware of????

Thanks in advance -?
Pat

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Hi Pat,
This is your friendly semi-local tech.? Chris Clifton gave you all the right answers, as he always does, but, as many times as I've been to your music room (3? 4?), I cannot remember whether your male Leslie plug is 5-pin or 6-pin!? So, before you go buying anything, please make sure which kind you have there. Yes, 5-to-6 pin cables are available.

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I’ve always heard that “Daisy Chaining” any chord is not good for it...I have no idea why.!.!.!

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Probably because every plug and socket connection is a potential weak point. The more connectors, the more chance of failure. Also connectors are likely to lose more power than continuous cable, and/or degrade signal quality. For these reasons a single continuous cord is better, than a large number of shorter cords connected one to another. In practice, as long as the connectors are of good quality and suitably rated problems due to using a small number of daisy chained leads are rare.

I’ve always heard that “Daisy Chaining” any chord is not good for it...I have no idea why.!.!.!

. Herb

On Apr 9, 2019, at 6:45 PM, Scott Hawthorn <organfreak@...> wrote:

Hi Pat,
This is your friendly semi-local tech.? Chris Clifton gave you all the right answers, as he always does, but, as many times as I've been to your music room (3? 4?), I cannot remember whether your male Leslie plug is 5-pin or 6-pin!? So, before you go buying anything, please make sure which kind you have there. Yes, 5-to-6 pin cables are available.

On 4/9/2019 1:38 PM, patazzmusic@... wrote:

I have an RT3 (1960) with a Model 25 leslie (customized). I recently reorganized my studio and put the leslie on the other side of a door. This forces me to unplug the Leslie all the time, which is a hassle, but beats stepping on or tripping over the cable.?

1. Are there Leslie cable extensions available that I can use??
2. Or is the best option to purchase/make a longer Leslie cable??

Also, any maximum that I should be aware of????

Thanks in advance -?
Pat

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Thanks Scott.?And I think you were here 5 times (including the drawbar rebuild, which I think was two trips).

It's a 6 pin.

?Regarding the daisy chaining, common wisdom (and I'm not an EE, but I have friends that are) is that every time you add a connection, you add resistance and that drops signal, provides another opportunity to have intermittent connections, etc.

I'll take a look at the prices and decide whether I want to buy a longer new cable, or a shorter one to extend the one I have. The one I have was probably original to the organ (1960) and the rubber is getting dried out/hard, so it may be time to change. Of course if I buy a new cable I can't afford to have Scott come out as often :) ?

Thanks -

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Your EE friends happen to be right, but the signal is very robust and a very slight voltage drop isn't going to make any audible difference. Remember, this stuff is very far from being HI-FI.
Of course, when you add connections, you increase the chance of faults due to drummers, or even lead guitarists, to step on? them.

But on a serious note, you have a Leslie with an unbalanced input, so the longer the cable run, the more chance that noise can be induced by other machines/appliances/lighting systems.