Re: Need Some Help

[Maury Stauffer <stauffer@bsr.com>]

James E Boyd wrote:
> 
> Just moved, and I have a old Hammond Tone cabinet, and in the moving, the
> mover turned the cabine on its side, and oil ran out of something.  Where
> did the oil come from.  Did it come from the reverb unit that's in it,
> and if so, where do I put the oil back in, and what kind of oil?????  And
> if I don't put oil back into the unit will it hurt the tone cabinet ?
> (Now thats a mouth full)
> 
> One more question please - the top speakers received some of the oil.  If
> they need to be replaced, what ohms are they.  And where might one find
> some replacement speakers for the top two???  (Lots of questions)
> 
> Jim

I have a DR20 tone cabinet with the oil reverb, and we moved it on 
its side - then later realized it should not have been tipped, as
the instruction card stapled to the back clearly showed.  No oil
dripped out of the reverb tubes, though, because it had apparently
all dried out.  I had a local tech in who checked it over and 
topped them off.

I'll defer to the techs as to the seriousness of the spillage on
the cabinet and the speakers; I'd guess that wiping up what you 
can would be wise, and the speakers, unless really saturated, 
will most likely dry out in time.  Mine were so covered with
dust that the dust would have absorbed more oil than the 
speaker cones ever could :-).  

As for the oil - Sal Azz mentioned using Power Steering fluid
a while back.

mhs