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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: MKII Pops
From: kenmerb@...
Date: 2002-11-22
In a message dated 11/21/2002 7:40:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, capt_carbonarc@... writes:
After several
speaker-cone-shredding snaps, things would settle down while one
rewound the tape to start the dub over again. And again, as soon as
the tape was played back, the pops would re-occur in about the same
places, but once the hub drains were renewed, then the popping
ceased. Were any provisions made for this on the Mark II or was it
calculated that the numerous points of contact the tape makes as it
winds through the 'tron would provide plenty of grounding
opportunities?
I think that the main argument against the static discharge theory is that once discharged (via the "pops") that the problem would go away. However, your experience with recharging the static by rewinding the tape intrigues me. Could explain a lot. I wonder what area of the MKII would function as the "hub drain"? I know that Bob Young appears to have a ground wire on his MKII which is not on mine. I think that JB's leaning away from the static discharge idea, but that's what it seems like to me. However, he's got a lot more experience with these things than I do, so it could be something completely different.
Thanks for your input - I learn a little more with each message like this. That's why I put the MP3s out there.
Ken M.