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== Mounting the tank ==
== Mounting the tank ==
Because the springs themselves look like [[inductor]]s to any nearby electro-magnetic signals that may be floating around, they are ''very'' susceptible to picking up [[interference]] from [[power supplies]] and the like within a [[modular]] set-up. This presents a perennial problem of how/where to mount the tank inside/outside the [[case]] in order to minimise [[mains hum]] from being picked-up by the unit. Trial and error is really the only option, though there are many ideas to be found by searching the Muff Wiggler forum archives – these threads may be a starting point:
Because the springs themselves look like [[inductor]]s to any nearby electro-magnetic signals that may be floating around, they are ''very'' susceptible to picking up [[interference]] from [[power supplies]] and the like within a [[modular]] set-up. This presents a perennial problem of how/where to mount the tank inside/outside the [[case]] in order to minimise [[mains hum]] from being picked-up by the unit. Trial and error is really the only option, though there are many ideas to be found by searching the Muff Wiggler forum archives – these threads may be a starting point:
* [https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2700 A-199 Spring Reverb]
* [https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2700 A-199 Spring Reverb]
* [https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17496 noisy A-199]
* [https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17496 noisy A-199]


== Replacing the Doepfer A-199 spring tank ==
== Replacing the Doepfer A-199 spring tank ==
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== References ==
== References ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110819081810/http://wiki.muffwiggler.com/wiki/Spring-line_Reverb_Tanks Spring-line Reverb Tanks] by Tim Stinchcombe, Muff Wiggler wiki
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110819081810/http://wiki.modwiggler.com/wiki/Spring-line_Reverb_Tanks Spring-line Reverb Tanks] by Tim Stinchcombe, Muff Wiggler wiki


== External links ==
== External links ==