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Author Message nnek Member Username: nnek Post Number: 93 Registered: 8-2009 Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 8:06 pm:    I came across a Rhoads piano today. A true barn find.... any way the amp power switch needed cleaning so I extracted it from the speaker box and wondered if the 5 pin input plug would match Alembic's wiring? This appears to be a stereo amp...... jcdlc72 Advanced Member Username: jcdlc72 Post Number: 236 Registered: 11-2009 Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 8:35 pm:    Well, yes and no. As a Rhodes owner, I can assure you the amp works in some sort of dual channel mode, but if I'm not wrong, the 5 pin also involves the effects loop that should be in the piano's control panel. sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2866 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 9:11 pm:    Alembic 5 PIN pinout designation; 1 Ground 2 neck pickup 3 bridge pickup 4+v 5-v Don't do it !!! LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! jimmyj Senior Member Username: jimmyj Post Number: 442 Registered: 8-2008 Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 11:48 pm:    As Wolf said: DON'T DO IT. It turns out that it would almost work. There is +/- 15v and 2 channels of audio ... but the pins don't match up and -15 on pin 2 here would toast your preamp. However, you could certainly go from a proper Alembic power supply's 1/4" output jacks into those rusty looking Power Amp Input jacks and make a sound. Sadly the Rhodes vibrato wouldn't be available in that configuration. Jimmy J terryc Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 2076 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 1:13 am:    Definitely no... I mean would you charge your brand new iphone with a unknown charger that just happens to have the same plug as the socket on your phone?? nnek Member Username: nnek Post Number: 94 Registered: 8-2009 Posted on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 12:43 pm:    Thanks guys I figured someone would know.... No I wasn't about to try it before asking( Well ....for a moment I was tempted....but I have burnt things up in the past. :-/). Since i just had my electrics all rebuilt by the mothership the temptation was greatly subdued.... I was just surprised to see the familier connection when I got this amp out into the light of day.