Grundig EN3 Luxus. Produced in the 60s in Germany, and
is an improved modification of Dictaphone Grundig EN 3
and Grundig DeJUR
Versatile III. Changes made to the wiring diagram,
and added a volume control dial gauge and battery level.
The unit is compact and fairly easy to operate, its size
in the collection of only 163 x 60 x 35 mm. And without
plug-in unit (microphone, speaker he is), it becomes
even shorter by 30 mm. Weight 400 g Power supply 4,5 v,
three AA batteries. Everything is made from lightweight
materials. Bakelite casing, and plastic tape.
Grundig EN3 andGrundig DeJUR Versatile III
The
designers are very well take advantage of opportunities
for miniaturization of all the sites design. The entire
volume of the shell is used, the unused space is almost
there. Very interesting is the original cassette, reel
in which are located in one plane. She repeats the form
of a voice recorder, and in the prescribed form as it is
part of his body. This is an ideal solution for
economies of scale. The cassette has a size of 133 x 60
x 15 mm. Coil diameter of 46 mm (1.8 inch) wide tape can
hold ¼ inches by 20 minutes of recording time. You can
flip the tape, and record on the other side. In case
there is a window through which you can follow the
consumption of feed.
When the tape is removed, allows access to the battery
compartment for three AA batteries. Kinematics of simple
but well thought out. Rubber rollers kinematics motion
passed directly to the edge of the coil cassette. Oddly
enough, it works well. The compact engine is an
electromechanical stabilization rate. It has a rotary
knob, and wiring diagram is the stabilizer of a single
transistor. Despite the simplicity of the design of the
kinematics, the hearing can not be understood that the
belt speed is not stabilized. Wiring is collected on
five types of transistors, S6111, BC238C, AC128, BC309B
(2 units) for small textolite board, and takes up very
little space. There is a volume control. Erase head
replaces the permanent magnet. Switching modes is done
by a slide switch. It is situated in a convenient
location case, just where the thumb is, if you take the
tape recorder in hand. In the switch position four, -
"record", "off", "playback", "rewind". There is a
protection against accidental activation. To move the
switch, it needs to shift up or down. In the end of the
body is 3-pin recorder unit connector microphone -
speaker. This block is also the dial gauge battery. In
general, the recorder makes a good impression, and the
quality of work and appearance. It, and today may well
be used for other purposes. The set features a beautiful
cover made of soft plastic, which looks particularly
impressive voice recorder.
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