TR.MK.5 (Mk 5)

Brenell Engineering Co Ltd.; Clerkenwell, London

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  • Year
  • 1958
  • Category
  • Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 303046

 Technical Specifications

  • Main principle
  • Audio-Amplification
  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Details
  • Tape Recorder
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 210; 240 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
  • Material
  • Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: TR.MK.5 - Brenell Engineering Co Ltd.;
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
  • Notes

  • Mono tape recorder with a gold hammered enamel deck plate with an ivory head cover and a mushroom-beige Rexine covered plywood cabinet released in April 1958. Digital tape counter. 1/2" and 1" capstan sleeves, up to 8.25 inch reels, 3 motors, belt-less, four speeds (1.875, 3.75, 7.5 & 15 ips) with frequency correction at all speeds. The standard Brenell had an erase head and a combined Brenell record/playback head but had provision for two more heads to be fitted. In the summer of 1958, staggered stereo was an available option and employed a pair of staggered stereo erase and record/playback heads which allowed reproduction of the commercially made American staggered stereo tapes.

    Three more variants of the Mk 5 followed, the Mark 5 Series 2 model and the Mark 5 type M (Mk.5M) model in 1962, and the Series 3 model in 1963. 

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Collector info (Sammler)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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