The Mellotron Group group photo

Yahoo Groups archive

The Mellotron Group

Index last updated: 2026-03-31 14:02 UTC

Message

RE: [newmellotrongroup] M400 current draw

2013-03-05 by Gary Brumm

No worries John, have fun!

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Wright
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 12:05 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 current draw

Well I feel like a doofus. Yes, I guess 15 amps for the whole house won't cut it. A Tron solo, over driven amp, Hammond, and toasting bread would burn the house down.

I'll move the lights.

Thanks Gary,

Johnny no ohm

On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net> wrote:

Hi John,

Try running your lights from another circuit. Your electrical service should be like 100 amps providing 15 amps per individual circuit so find a plug

that is fed from a different circuit.

Gary

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Wright
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 11:19 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 current draw

Hi Martin,

No, the Mellotron is just fine when I'm playing with one amplifier. Problem is when playing with several friends and we have a Hammond, two other tube amplifiers, 1,000 watt sub and a a few lights. Sometimes I blow the circuit breaker in the garage. I always power up keyboards first and amps last; reverse order when shutting down. I think I have 15 amp service to my home, so it may just be a matter of having an electrician do some balancing. I mentioned the Tron because of its motor and I thought those were pretty big current users.

Regards,

John

On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 1:13 PM, tronbros <tronbros@aol.com> wrote:

Hello John,

Is it the fuse in the SMS2 that keeps popping?

Best,

M

1963 to 2013 - 50 years of mellotrons

mellotronics.com on my iPad


On 5 Mar 2013, at 15:15, "johnm400s911" <jwright911703@gmail.com> wrote:

Probably been asked, but I'm not sure. How many amps does the M400 draw? I've been popping a circuit breaker every now and then and need to redistribute the load.

Thanks,

John
#911

Attachments