Reverb Tank Pedal

[christophski]

I recently salvaged a reverb tank (think that's what it's called?) from an old busted amp, but I don't really know much about them and couldn't find much about them on the internet. Is it possible to connect it into a pedal-like set up? I read somewhere that it needs a driver, I'm not sure what that is, but I still have all the electronics from the amp if that helps (I know the tank works because when I wired it to an amp I got the spring sound, but whether the amp circuit still works could be another matter). Are there any previous projects/links I should know about?
Thanks, christie

[tiges_ tendres]

Yes there is a project!

http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=26

Stage Center Reverb

Have fun!

[petemoore]

  Find out what the input impedance is on the reverb input transducer...a fine first order of business.
 Then see GGG's "Stage Center Reverb"...compare impedance needs to that...
 Fender 6g15...
 It takes an amp to drive the input transducer, and it takes a recovery amp to boost up the transducer output...the rest is the mixer, which is called by different names, mixes the spring sound with a bypassed parallel signal path.

[aka_basse]

and you can kick on it onstage making all hell break loose! 

[WLTerry]

You can learn more of spring reverb tanks here:

http://www.accutronicsreverb.com/

Maybe you can find out what type of tank you have checking out the info in that site.

Will.

[Mark Hammer]

Accutronics tanks will have the part number imprinted or stamped onto the tank somewhere.  Not always in an obvious place, granted, but it should be on there if it is an accutronics.  Hopefully it will be and you'll be able to identify a suitable circuit to drive it.

[christophski]

Thanks guys for the quick replies :]
I don't know how to measure impedance though...
I'm not exactly experienced with electronics, I just have fun tinkering and would like to know more :]

[SeanCostello]

Semi off topic, but does anyone here know why it is called a reverb "tank"? I know that the Dattorro paper refers to the late recursive delay network as a "tank" and I was wondering where the term stems from.

Thanks,

Sean Costello