The Mellotron Group

Good work!
 
Unless the brushes are nearly gone, I wouldn't replace them. Clean the  
commutator and leave them be, they are well seated. I have yet to have to  
replace any so far. If you remove them, make sure you restore them in their  
exact positions.  
 
Here is are a couple of power supply photos showing how nicely they  clean 
up. Typically I test the old capacitors to see if they will meet specs. I  
have a capacitor tester and if they work well, I leave them. I am more  
concerned with the capacitors on the WME boards or old PMLs and the caps on old  
SMS boards. You might consider replacing that old Bulgin mains socket with a 
 nice IEC socket.
 


 
In a message dated 7/26/2010 8:32:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
fazeka@gmail.com writes:

 
 
 


Hi Frank,

Thanks for your concern, but no money was wasted  =). I rewired the power 
supply for an SMS type controller card, as this pic  shows (before the new 
caps were installed).

_http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/5347/m400powersupply.jpg_ 
(http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/5347/m400powersupply.jpg) 

Note:  this shot was also taken before the mod to move the fuse before the 
power  switch.

Now, what about those motor brushes?  =)

Thanks,
Chris

--- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  lsf5275@... wrote:
>
> Chris, if you have any kind of SMS control  card and you replaced more 
than 
> the two caps closest to the front (or  farthest from the mains socket), 
you 
> wasted money. They don't do  anything.
> 
> 
> In a message dated 7/26/2010 8:22:32 A.M.  Eastern Daylight Time, 
> fazeka@... writes:
> 
> I just  finished recapping the power supply, now I turn my attention to 
the 
>  motor.
>