Philips RK 30

Data

Fully transistorized four-track mono device

General

• Manufacturer: Philips
• Model: RK 30 (other name for the EL 3541)
• Type: Tape recorder
• Years of manufacture: 1958 - 1960
• Made in: Germany
• Colour: grey
• Power consumption: approx. 60 watts
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 350 x 175 x 300 mm
• Weight: approx. 8 kg
• Original price approx.: 449 DM

Connections

• Number of outputs: 2
  • Loudspeaker 2,5 Watt
  • Line-out 1 Volt
• Number of inputs: 4
  • line-in
  • Microphone 2 mV/0.1 MOhm
  • Phono 100 mV/ 1 MOhm
  • Tuner 3 mV/0.1 MOhm

Technical Data

• Max. coil diameter: 18 cm
• Drive: 1 asynchronous motor
• Heads: 2
• Tracks: 4
• Tape speeds: 9.5 cm/s
• Slip:
• Synchronous fluctuations: less than 0.2 %
• Pitch fluctuations:
• Overall frequency response: 50-14,000 Hz
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
• Spurious signal-to-noise ratio:
• Distortion ratio:
• Equalization:
• Crosstalk attenuation:
• Cancellation attenuation:
• Premagnetization and cancellation frequency: 57 kHz

• Other models in the same series:
  • Philips RK-10
    • RK 10
  • Philips RK-30
    • RK 30
  • Philips RK-35
  • RK 35
  • Philips RK-40
  • RK 40
  • Philips RK-50
    • RK 50
  • Philips RK-80
    • RK 80

Pictures

• Philips RK-30 image:

Links

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