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Jon Salley wrote:

 Screeching cable rotExplain,please. 

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Hello Jon and everybody,

KL just coined a fantastic phrase ! Screeching-Cable-Rot
occurs with either an intermittent connectionat the moulded
headblock plug to the preamp, or faulty 1/4"phone jack
connection on lower-right for foot-pedal.

JB always replaced the moulded plug with nicealum.
equivalent. The actual name for these connectorsis
"Belling-Lee" and still used in the UK forUHF television
connections. These are seen in every Mellotron,
and abound in MK1/2 models.

Worst manifestation of "SCR" is reception ofradio
signals,which can actually magnetise the headsin left
unchecked. The headblock is a wonderful deviceto
search for RF, if ever the Arecibo-Dish goesbad,
we can attach  EVERY Mellotron headblocktogether
for a "Very Large Array" , and listen forprime numbers.

Hope this helps, JS.    --JerryKorb--