Geloso G-540 & 541

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From the R-R collection of CaminoReal

Technical Details

Brand: Geloso

Model:G-540 & 541

Category:Vintage

Application:Portable

Electronics:Solid State

Country of Manufacture:Italy

Tracks:1/2 Rec/PB

Speeds: 1 7/8, 3 3/4

Max Reel Size("): 5"

Head Composition: Permalloy

Head Configuration: Mono - Half-Track

Auto Reverse?:No

Voltage(s): 220-240v

Sound quality rating:5 / 10

Long-term reliability rating: 5/ 10

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Description

A small, portable, single speed recorder with 3″ reel capacity. The 540 ran at 4.75 cm/s (1 7/8 ips) while the 541 at 9.5 cm/s (3 3/4 ips)

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Specifications at a glance

Mode 540 & 541
Year 1967
Power requirements 12V, 105-240V 50/60Hz
Track system half-track mono
Heads combination record/play head plus erase head in common unit
Motors one
Maximum reel size 3″
Tape speeds G540 – 1 7/8 ips ; G541 -3 3/4 ips
Frequency response 80Hz – 6.5Khz
Wow & flutter 0.5%
Signal to noise ratio 48dB
Erasure -60db
Transistor complement AR168 x 3; 1W8172 x 1; 1W8173 x 1; 1W8216 x 1
Audio output power .0.8 watts
Speaker(s) internal elliptical speaker
Dimensions 255 x 110 x 200 mm / 10 x 4.3 x 7.9 inch
Weight 3.1 kg / 6 lb

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