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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<mailto: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> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of John Wright
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 11:19 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto: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<mailto: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

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