Hi there, I have an old hammond-type organ, that I'm trying to make work again. I think it's as simple as replacing the on/off switch because when I would wiggle the switch the connection was intermittent and sound came and went.
When I took the switch out, it looked broken (actually, kind of burnt in places). So now, I would like to replace the switch to see if that was the problem. Before I do that, I would like to test the connecting wires by touching their leads, and confirming that things are otherwise good. Here's my dilemma.
There are 3 wires that connected to the 'rocker-type' on/off switch. The colors are yellow, blue, and grey. Assuming those wires are positive, negative, and ground, but not knowing which is which, and not quite knowing how to use a circuit tester, or owning one, could I do a quick test of attaching various combinations of the colored wires mentioned above? But would any combination of pos, neg, and ground, cause damage to the whole unit? My knowledge of basic electronics, is less than more.
Thanks for any responses.
When I took the switch out, it looked broken (actually, kind of burnt in places). So now, I would like to replace the switch to see if that was the problem. Before I do that, I would like to test the connecting wires by touching their leads, and confirming that things are otherwise good. Here's my dilemma.
There are 3 wires that connected to the 'rocker-type' on/off switch. The colors are yellow, blue, and grey. Assuming those wires are positive, negative, and ground, but not knowing which is which, and not quite knowing how to use a circuit tester, or owning one, could I do a quick test of attaching various combinations of the colored wires mentioned above? But would any combination of pos, neg, and ground, cause damage to the whole unit? My knowledge of basic electronics, is less than more.
Thanks for any responses.