Re: 145 wimped out

[Ted Thompson <tthompsn@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>]

Stewart wrote:
> 
> Had an outdoor gig last night.  I set up my 145 only about 6 feet away from
> me. At first I thought it wasn't playing at all. I leaned a little closer
> and could hear it, but only just barely.  I turned the M3 and the Preamp up
> all the way and this, of course, distorted the signal, but it's the only
> way I could hear anything.  When they mic'd it, they had to turn the gain
> up so much that the wind generated by the horn and rotor was almost as loud
> as the signal itself. At this point, my monitor, which was about 15 feet
> away started feeding back because the mics were so hot.  I finally just
> gave up and used the Pro-3 by itself. Since it worked fine, I concluded
> that the problem wasn't in the Hammond or the preamp.
> 
> So what's happened to my Leslie amp? Everything sounds normal, it's just
> that the volume has been reduced by more than half.  Is there anything
> obvious I should try first?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Stewart


I don't know how your driving it, but is the "Console Load Resistor" 
switch in the right position?


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