Last year, I repaired a 1976 Morley Pro Flanger (PFL) pedal, doubling its value in the process.
It ended up being a simple fix, so I thought I'd share my brief repair notes.
Morley Flanger Repair Notes, 031713:
- Pot codes: 1377621 (May 1976)
- Pedal passes a signal in bypass
- Passes a signal when engage, but no flange effect
- Checked switches – all worked fine.
- All solder connections seemed very solid.
- No obviously burnt out components.
- Because everything else looked fine, I started adjusting the trimpots, one at a time (I marked the original positions first of course).
- The 25k trimpot next to the 100k trimpot seemed to do the trick. When I adjusted it, flange became apparent in the signal.
For those that are not familiar with Morley, this pedal works by way of a black fabric at the far end that
covers and uncovers a photoresistor as the pedal is moved forward and backward.
3 comments:
I have this effect but damaged. Somebody clumsily repaired. You have a schematic? Photos or additional electronics? Very please help. I care about the launch of this effect. My e-mail Bartekgdynia@op.pl
Hi There, i know it was long time ago you did this post. But I recently changed the bulb in my Morley PFL and I accidentally moved the two POTs (100k and 25k) that is in you picture. I have trying to adjust by ear but still not settling on the effect that I can remember. Is there any possibility of you measuring the Pots to see where the values are set to? I would really appreciate this as it is a missing of my pedalboard!! Cheers in advance Deon.
I would if I could, but this pedal is long gone. I repaired it for someone else and haven't played it since. Good luck!
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