Mellotronists

As I mentioned in a previous post, I just finished pulling everything 
out of my recently acquired M400 #380.  While the cabinet is being 
refinished, I thought I'd go through all of the electrical and 
mechanical components.

When I got the instrument, it came with nothing other than the power 
cord.  No documentation or manuals of any kind.  Can someone tell me 
what's out there in the way of schematics and/or wiring diagrams?  
I've seen mention of this kind of documentation on some of the recent 
eBay auctions, so I assume that there is something "official", but 
I'd even be interested in owner-generated diagrams.

Specifically, are there schmatics available of the power supply or 
motor controller?  What documentation came with the original 
instrument?

Thanks,

-Jamie Robertson
www.robertsonics.com

You can buy a service manual from www.mellotron.com which has schematics. 
 However when I used them to fix my preamp i found the schematic i needed 
had several errors.  

There is also a Owners Manual which, I assume by the name, must have come 
with the unit.  It also has some block diagrams and schematics and is 
worth having if you can track one down.  I bought a copy on ebay (i just 
didn't think the guy meant a PHOTOcopy).
-jim/m400#680

>As I mentioned in a previous post, I just finished pulling everything
>out of my recently acquired M400 #380.  While the cabinet is being
>refinished, I thought I'd go through all of the electrical and
>mechanical components.
>
>When I got the instrument, it came with nothing other than the power
>cord.  No documentation or manuals of any kind.  Can someone tell me
>what's out there in the way of schematics and/or wiring diagrams? 
>I've seen mention of this kind of documentation on some of the recent
>eBay auctions, so I assume that there is something "official", but
>I'd even be interested in owner-generated diagrams.
>
>Specifically, are there schmatics available of the power supply or
>motor controller?  What documentation came with the original
>instrument?
>
>Thanks,
>
>-Jamie Robertson
>www.robertsonics.com

> From: "jamierob54" <jamie@...>
   > Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 17:20:42 -0000
   > 
   > Specifically, are there schmatics available of the power supply
   > or motor controller?  What documentation came with the original
   > instrument?

Dave Kean / Mellotron Archives has a very nice service manual
available; I recommend it highly.  I also recommend getting his two
videotapes.

  http://www.mellotron.com

  -- Don

-- 
Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California
don@...
http://www.till.com

Hi Don- I've wondered about the M.A. tapes. So, they are worth the $$$?
Are these tapes very technical? With the titles being "the sounds" and
"the workings", I figured them to be pretty much an introductory video
to trons and not very in depth technically. Am I wrong on this?

Hey, were pretty much neighbors! 

Jim - San Francisco (M400 #917) 

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Tillman [mailto:don@...] 
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 1:57 AM
To: jamierob54
Cc: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Schematics and/or wiring diagrams


   > From: "jamierob54" <jamie@robertsonics.com>
   > Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 17:20:42 -0000
   > 
   > Specifically, are there schmatics available of the power supply
   > or motor controller?  What documentation came with the original
   > instrument?

Dave Kean / Mellotron Archives has a very nice service manual available;
I recommend it highly.  I also recommend getting his two videotapes.

  http://www.mellotron.com

  -- Don

-- 
Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California
don@till.com
http://www.till.com



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> From: "Brundage, Jim" <jpb@...>
   > Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 09:00:43 -0700
   > 
   > Hi Don- I've wondered about the M.A. tapes. So, they are worth
   > the $$$?  Are these tapes very technical? With the titles being
   > "the sounds" and "the workings", I figured them to be pretty much
   > an introductory video to trons and not very in depth
   > technically. Am I wrong on this?

I recommend both tapes very highly.  They're a little dated, you won't
see a high budget slick production (that's for sure!), but they're
packed with information, technical and otherwise.

   > Hey, were pretty much neighbors! 

There are a bunch of us here.

  -- Don

-- 
Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California
don@...
http://www.till.com