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RE: [newmellotrongroup] M400 noise

2008-07-28 by Hessel Herder

With the machine on?

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
Van: lsf5275@aol.com
Aan: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Verzonden: 28-7-08 16:11
Onderwerp: Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 noise

 
In a message dated 7/27/2008 3:12:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
hessel@soundscape.nl writes:

My  M400 # 126 has been behaving somewhat strange the last couple of days;  

After the warmup ( she still has a CMC 4 card,runs pretty stable  ),she'll 
play fine,no probs.Sometimes,After the warmup ( she still has a CMC 4 card,runs 
pretty stable  ),she'll play fine,no probs.Sometimes,<WBR>however,after some 
time,there'll be  a 'fade out' of direct signal and at the same time a 'fade 
in' of noise.The  direct sound remains at low le

The  machine has been restored recently, a great job,also fixed the headblock 
to  preamp lead issue,which I believe is one of the possible reasons for the  
behaviour mentioned above.

The only thing I can think of is that it  maybe has something to do with my 
swell pedal,had that refitted with a new pot  recently.

Any ideas?

Cheers,H




In all seriousness, you might want to check the PAL connecter that plugs  
into the preamp to make sure you the shield and center wire are making proper  
contact.



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