From eslawson@juno.com Mon Jun 04 03:55:45 2001
Subject:Re: Leslie 122 stuck on slow speed

Thanks for the advice from Pete and others. Unfortunately, I have never
been able to get to Hamtech for some reason (have applied numerous times
with no response). And when I access this website, the archives link is
dead.

I am now pretty sure that my problem is probably the relay. Will someone
be kind enough to walk me through 1) best replacement relay & price; 2)
how to replace it? (since I cannot utilize Hamtech for this)

Thanks a million,
Eric

On Mon, 04 Jun 2001 01:11:10 +0100 Pete Whittaker
writes:
> I'm not a tech, but it sounds like a possible burnt out relay or
> something in your Leslie amp. The gold mine for troubleshooting such
> problems is the Hamtech list. It's a private list and involves you
> jumping through some hoops to become a member, but IMHO is a
> worthwhile
> thing. You can elect to go *no mail* if you wish, and just scour the
> archives when you need to (your current problem will almost
> certainly
> have been covered). More info at:
>
> www.hamtech.org
>
> Cheers,
> Pete W
>
> eslawson@juno.com wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm hoping that someone can help me troubleshoot this problem. It
> > started sporadically about 1 week ago and is now a constant
> problem.
> > I
> > use an XK2 to drive a 122 via the 1122 connector box which
> provides
> > current and takes the 11 pin out of the XK2 into the 6 pin of the
> > Leslie.
> > I use the slow fast button on the XK2 as well as a footswitch to
> > toggle
> > between slow and fast speeds on the 122.
> >
> > Well, about a week ago I noticed that the 122 would occasionally
> stay
> > on
> > slow speed even when toggled to fast. It would do this for a few
> > minutes
> > and then start working fine again.
> >
> > Then at a gig this weekend, the slow/fast toggling stopped working
> > altogether. It stays on slow constantly. No problems with the
> amp
> > that
> > I can tell as it sounds great--just no fast speed. I plugged in
> the
> > motors individually and they are all working. So something is
> amiss
> > in
> > the switching circuitry. I have never operated on this part of
> the
> > Leslie.
> >
> > Can anyone give me some pointers? I am having a terrible time
> playing
> >
> > this one speed Leslie!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Eric
> >