[sdiy] Hammond on ebay, broken

[mike ruberto]

I got you Roy. I am gonna refrain from the Lighter fluid/WD40 thing
for now because
I really honestly cannot say how old the postings I saw are.

I have tried adding the Hammond Oil while turning the mechanism but
even after a few tries my organ is not running at full steam. All my
notes are off and the vibrato is all wrong. The gum in the capillaries
is apparently too stubborn for this to help.

When I oil the tone generator the oil flows neatly through one cup in
about 15 seconds but the other cup it sits for hours. I can feel the
resistance when I turn it by hand and though I have no way to verify I
know by touch the problem is in the half of the generator that gets
oiled by the cup with the slow drain. I can tell one side is not
getting the oil. Just the same as when I work on the engine of my '67
Ford Econoline.

The resistance is enough that the vibrato won't start without a push
on it's pulley.

It's obvious that I need something to break up the gum on the bad half
of my generator. I don't want to go on bad advice but once again, with
my old Ford I can usually break up the friction with WD40 and then
lubricate with the proper compound afterward.

Honestly there are differences between the old Hammond and my old van
but the similarities are remarkable!

Maybe lighter fluid and WD40 can work wonders on a Ford but why would
people post that this is effective for a Hammond when real Hammonds
cost 4 grand? My poor old Econoline is only worth $400 in comparison
;-()

Mike

On Nov 16, 2007 11:02 PM, Roy J. Tellason <rtellason at verizon.net> wrote:
> On Friday 16 November 2007 22:35, you wrote:
> > Are you sure Roy? There are multiple postings on the Hammond Wiki
> > about the lighter fluid/WD40 thing with testimonies that it's a
> > working solution.
> >
> > Mike
>
> Well,  I started fixing organs in 1975,  and did so both in and around NYC for
> a few years and then over 12 counties or so in south central PA before
> turning to other pursuits...
>
> Never heard of it.
>
> Heaven only knows what's going on in the field these days.  I did get on a
> mailing list for a bit in the not too distant past,  but they were more into
> pipe stuff and a lot of things to do with brands I'd never seen,  so I didn't
> keep on with it.
>
> I wouldn't use WD40,  anyhow,  not on/in/near _any_ electronics equipment.  I
> use that stuff when I'm working on my car...
>
>
> > On Nov 16, 2007 10:13 PM, Roy J. Tellason <rtellason at verizon.net> wrote:
> > > On Friday 16 November 2007 21:23, you wrote:
> > > > Thank you for the tip. I read elsewhere that mixing lighter fluid into
> > > > the oil will clear out the capillaries in short order. I was thinking
> > > > of trying it with WD40 since it is pretty much the same thing as
> > > > lighter fluid.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > >
> > > I never heard that one about the lighter fluid.  They're not at all the
> > > same thing,  though -- WD40 is essentially the same thing as kerosene and
> > > some "petroleum distillates",  which is what remains behind -- not a
> > > lubricant at all,  but designed to get water out of some places (WD
> > > standing for Water Displacement).  I wouldn't recomment the stuff for
> > > anywhere near there, and doubt that you need the lighter fluid either.
> > >
> > > > On Nov 16, 2007 9:09 PM, Roy J. Tellason <rtellason at verizon.net> wrote:
> > > > > On Friday 16 November 2007 20:10, mike ruberto wrote:
> > > > > > Now my tone generator is starting to seize up. I suspect the oil
> > > > > > capillaries have gotten gummed up. I have been putting this off for
> > > > > > some time because it is a filthy oily mess in there.
> > > > >
> > > > > I did a service call one time on a unit that was like that -- you'd
> > > > > turn it on and the generator wouldn't spin up at all.  It'd been
> > > > > sitting for a really long period of time,  I think something like
> > > > > seven years?
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyhow,  what happenes there is that the old oil has lighter
> > > > > fractions that evaporate,  while the heavier stuff stays behind.
> > > > >
> > > > > What I ended up doing was adding some fresh oil,  and then turning it
> > > > > over by hand,  over a period of time,  until it would start when the
> > > > > switch was turned on.  Then I told the customer to leave it on and
> > > > > run for a while, which allowed the new oil to get to where it needed
> > > > > to be...
> > > > >
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