robinfawell Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 This message is to anyone who knows about older electronic organs, possibly Jim Henry.I would like to replace the gold plated buss in the Conn Model 716 that I am redesigning with midibox bits. They are pitted and I think that the contact reliability should improve. The manual refers to these as Clad rods. I guess that they are gold plated copper. Each buss is just under 6.5" long with a right angle bend projecting about 3/8". This is the contact for the buss. There are 5, one for each octave. There is also a short one for one note about 1/2" long. The dia is 1.1mm.Where should I look for this gold plated wire. I imagine that the spares may be difficult to find and that I should be able to make them with any luck.Regards Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimhenry Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBarron Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 You can get parts for your Conn from Organ Service Corp. in Marengo, Indiana USA. http://www.organservice.com/ They sould have what you need. Try part #58135-210 for an example. I don't recall that Conn used gold contacts and bars though, when I worked on them they were silver. We cleaned them with denatured alcohol. You can get that at the hardware store. If they are gold they should for just about ever. But Conns were audio keyed so some mantenance is typical. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinfawell Posted October 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Thanks for your comments. I knew that they might be availble from that source. I was looking for a cheaper DIY solution; there are 10 busses +2 small 1 note busses??(spelling)I'm fairly certain that they are gold plated copper.I will wait until the sytem is working, clean the contacts and review the matter before taking any action.Regards Robin Fawell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey_Sadler Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Robin, check the eorg-l mailing list at http://eorg-l.pipechat.org/ . You can search the archives for info on cleaning bussbars, or you can join the list and ask about your particular model organ. (I would suggest searching the archives first.)Mickey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinfawell Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Thanks Mickey,I will check the forums out when I begin solve my C Programs. I/m sue they will be useful.Regards Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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