[sdiy] demagnetising spring reverbs

[Eric Brombaugh]

I wonder if a tape head demagnitizer would work?

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Eric

On May 12, 2010, at 3:04 AM, James Dunn wrote:

> Hi list,
> 
> Some time ago I came across a suggestion to increase the signal to noise ratio in the ARP 2600 reverb unit by reducing the value of R273 by half. I tried this mod and it was indeed louder but after a while the reverb seemed to deteriorate. It now sounds very muddy and distorted. I looked at the signal being sent to the reverb tank on a scope and it was also distorted, although it only had a minor glitch when I disconnected the tank. So I concluded that the tank must be faulty (probably by overdriving it). This <http://sound.westhost.com/project34.htm> website would seem to confirm this - it says:
> 
>> ...but you must be very careful, because overdrive causes the small pole piece to become magnetically saturated, leading to gross distortion that increases with decreasing frequency
> 
> So my question is how can I demagnetise it or otherwise repair the tank? I know there was some discussion a while ago about repairing tanks, but not specifically demagnetising...
> On the other hand, should I just buy a new tank? Where can I get one?
> 
> many thanks
> 
> James
> 
> PS - the transducer input impedance is 175 ohms and I temporarily connected another tank which worked fine.
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