Tesla B43-A

Short description

4 track tape recorder mono / stereo, with track overdubbing functions

Data

General

• Manufacturer: TESLA
• Model: B 43A
• Year of manufacture: ca.1968
• Manufactured in: ČSSR
• Color: grey
• Remote control: none
• Power consumption: 49 W
• Dimensions: 385 x 350 x 170 mm
• Weight: approx. 11 kg
• New price approx:

Connections

• Number of outputs:
  • DIN 5 headphones 2V/100kOhm

DIN 5 Radio ~0,4V/10kOhm

• • DIN loudspeaker external 4V/4Ohm
• Number of inputs:
  • DIN 5 2x Microphone Stereo 2mV/10kOhm
  • DIN 5 Phono 200mV/1MOhm
  • DIN 5 Radio 2mV/10kOhm

Technical Data

• max. coil diameter: 147mm
• drive: external rotor motor (like Pabst), primary belt to step pulley, friction drive to flywheel and bobbin plate
• heads: combi head, erasing head
• Tracks: 4 mono
• Tape speeds: 19.05, 9.53, 4.76, cm/s.
• Slip:
• Synchronization variations: at 19.05 = +/-0.15%, at 9.53 = +/-0.2%, at 4.76 = +/-0.3%.
• Pitch fluctuations:
• Overall frequency response: at 19.05 = 40Hz - 18kHz, at 9.53 = 50Hz - 15kHz, at 4.76 = 60Hz - 8kHz.
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
• Spurious Ratio:
• Distortion ratio:
• Equalization:
• Crosstalk attenuation:
• Cancellation attenuation
• Premagnetization and cancellation frequency: approx.70kHz

Special Features

• n.a.

Remarks

Other models of the same series:B4, B41,B46, B47