Mellotronists

> From:  "Roc" <rvbhealed@...>
  > Date:  Wed Jan 1, 2003  3:17 am
  >
  > From the white power cord from the tron, I hooked up the brown
  > wire inside to gound, and the blue and yellow/green wires to hot
  > and neutral (or vice versa, I wouldn't know). With this
  > connection, I am getting severe AC hum. 

Unplug it now.  Ever hear of the Darwin Awards?  

  > Any suggestions for how to wire (splice?) the British, white power
  > cord to work with American power supply so that I get no hum? I am
  > afraid to wire it up in a different way to try before asking the
  > group, cause I don't want to fry my tron.

If you're asking the question, you shouldn't be doing this.  AC
voltages are deadly, and frying the 'Tron should be of far less
concern than frying whoever is playing the 'Tron.

This needs to be done by someone who understands AC wiring, and knows
several ways to double check their work (as the wires might not be the
intended colors).

  -- Don

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Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California, USA
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