[sdiy] Analog Delay Lines (was) [common acronyms?]

[GothGeek Sysadmin]

On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 01:44:27PM -0400, media at mail1.nai.net wrote:
> Then there is the electrostatic oil-filled rotating drum used in the Tel
> Ray and the Morley Rotating Wah.  I own a Morley Rotating Wah, and it
> really does have a rotating metal drum.  No seriously, it looks like a food
> can.  It doesn't have much else besides a volume pedal, a motor control,
> and a power supply.  I'm not exactly sure how it works, but if the metal
> can isn't the source of the delay, that only leaves witchcraft :)

The tuna can you see in there doesnt actually rotate.  Inside it is a disk
with a couple rubber wipers.  From what I can gather its actually an
electrostatic unit, but not much info is available.

Make sure it stays full of oil.  If not the shaft will seize up and then you 
have to take it fully apart to free it up.  Then insert my previous rant
about finding oil for it...

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