Acoustic delay line??

From: Dwight K. Elvey <dwightk.elvey_at_amd.com>
Date: Thu Jun 20 12:09:38 2002

>From: "Rick Bensene" <rickb_at_bensene.com>
>
>This could be a mercury delay line. Remington Rand did use mercury
>delay lines in
>some of their early computers.
>

Hi Rich
 A mercury line would have a hose with mercury
in it ( or metal tubing ) and tranducers at each end.
I've seen several of these and this is not one.
I suspect that it is some kind of lamp or heater.
For what, I don't know.
Dwight
Received on Thu Jun 20 2002 - 12:09:38 BST