HX3.5 Hammond XB2 Retrofit Kit
The
basic kit
consists of the following components:
HX3.5 mainboard (variant XB Kit), four Spax screws 3x12mm, four spacer sleeves 5mm, two wire end
sleeves for power cable, 5 core crimp cable with 10pin connector.
Interface board 1 with 6.3mm jacks, 6 core crimp cable 25cm for swell pedal and foot switch
connection, 3 core crimp cable 40cm for audio out, 16 core ribbon cable 25cm for pots.
Interface board 2 for keyboard, drawbars, buttons, mod wheel and pitch wheel, two Spax screws
3x12mm, two spacer sleeves 5mm, two 10 core ribbon cables 20cm, 10 core ribbon cable 23cm, 16
core ribbon cable 33cm.
USB extension to screw on.
Cable ties, heat shrink tubing.
Optional additions:
Control board with rotary encoder and up/down buttons, two black screws M3, 6 core ribbon cable
35cm.
WiFi kit for wireless operation via TouchOSC on smartphone or tablet (iOS, Android), antenna with
screw base.
HX3.5 Extension Board (variant XB Kit, only needed for 11pin Leslie output), two Spax screws
3x12mm, two spacer sleeves 5mm, 14 core ribbon cable 66cm
The installation of the control board requires five precise drill holes (2x 3.2mm, 2x 7mm, 1x 14mm) in the
steel profile to the right of the display. Alternatively or additionally, the control can be done wirelessly via
our WiFi interface using TouchOSC. Both options are described in this manual.
Tools required:
Small slotted screwdriver (blade <3mm), Phillips screwdriver PH1, Torx screwdriver T10, Hexagon
screwdriver 2mm, flat nose pliers or combination pliers, flat side cutter, center punch, steel drill bit 3mm.
For installation of the optional control board with encoder: steel drill bit 3.2mm, steel drill bit 7mm, step drill
bit (>14mm).
Decoring the XB2
Loosen the 5 large screws on the bottom. Then the
wooden lid can be removed.
