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T-200 Series Tape Deck
T200 Series Bel Tape Deck in Portable Case
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Twin Pre Amplifiers used by Bell T200 series tape decks
Drive mechanism in the Bell T200 series tape deck
Record & Playback Controls on the T200 series Bell Tape Recorder
Tape recorder keyboard controls for positive easy tape motion operation on the T200 series Bell tape recorders
Input Output connections exposed in the portable case for the Bell T200
Handle on the Bell T200 Portable case
Bell T203 Owners Manual
Bell T200 Series Deck Controls Layout
RP120 Circuit Schmatic
T203 Wiring Connections Layout
T203 Schematic of Tape Transport
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Bell Stereo Tape Deck Monitoring Recordings

T203 Bell Stereophonic Reel to Reel Tape Recorder

$779.00

Bell was the leader that introduced stereophonic tape recorders to the consumer. This T203 tape deck was one of the first two imported into Canada in 1958. It is a tipping point in advancing the love of music from HiFi to STEREO in Canada. As its included owners manual says… “When you listen to music reproduced in stereo sound from magnetic tape, you experience a new realism of depth and perspective which is impossible with conventional monaural reproduction.”  

SKU: T203
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Description

Specifications:
• Media used: 7 in reels of 1/4 in standard type A that is .5 mil, 1 mil or 1.5 mill
• Monaural erase, record/playback and Stereo inline or offset erase, record/playback
• Tape counter for positioning tape operates from the take up reel to avoid wow and flutter impact.
• Tape heads mounted with Azimuth and Tracking adjustment.
• RP-120 pre amplifiers (not P-200) are  mounted internally.
• 15 5/16″ wide, 13 5/16″ front to back and 5 1/4″ below mounting surface with 1 7/8″ above.
• 21 pounds

Signal to noise ration: less than 50db for a recordingat a level where the third harmonic distortion reaches 3%.
Flutter: less than 1/4 of 1% at 7 1/2 ips.
Distortion: less than 1% at maximum indicated recording level.
Tape speeds: 7 1/2 ips and 3 3/4 ips controlled to within plus or minus 1%.
Fast forward and reverse average 30 ft per second.
Electro-Dynamic Positive Braking: three heavy duty 4 pole, 4 coil motors control starts within 1 second. Full fast forward or reverse withing 3 seconds.

The T 203 allows monitoring the recording as it is recorded.

All Bell tape recorders are designed to work perfectly with the Bell 3DT stereophonic amplifier.

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