Recent content by JonathanP

Well for my case, it seems I have two RCDs already, so maybe a plug-in RCD adapter was the wrong thing to buy. I don't have any added protection against surges - cuts and surges are the worst things for a Hammond. So I should get something to protect against surges. To some people it may seem...

I've done my research on all the clamping voltages, reaction time and all the rest of it and I've decided on the Belkin MasterCube surge protector (although on the front it says SurgeMaster - another brand of their products). About £10 or so at PC World and Curry's, it's just a single socket...

Just to clarify, I've never heard of a Hammond organ exploding in my life, so I'll take a 'gamble' and suggest I won't be the first. Either way, the power cable has been replaced which involves taking the power amplifier out. It was replaced by a qualified engineer a few years ago, so anything...

In that case I think I may just forget the RCD and instead plug the organ into a good surge protected extension cable. Those transformers look good, but they're very expensive! And I mean expensive! Only on the tonewheel generator can caps alter the sound. The red caps sound brighter than the...

Maybe a bit of an over exaggerated account of what can happen with old Hammond organs. Never have I heard of an organ, or anything inside it, exploding. Sure, they can go "bang", but that's usually just something inside failing and the whole organ powering off with a pop sound from the speakers...

While not 100% necessary, you have to understand that these are old electrical devices, mine is from 1967. It has no internal fuses in any of the components (apart from the plug, which has been replaced with a newer one than it's original condensed mud counterpart), old capacitors (a mixture of...

Hello, I have just joined this forum as everyone here seems very knowledgeable. I have practically 0 electrical experience when it actually comes down to things like this, so I don't know many technical terms or anything. I just want to know if it's safe to continue using my RCD Adapter. I...