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TonyDuell · 16th Jul 2018, 5:03 am

Thanks for the information on the connection between Aga and Philips.

On other points. The reel does sound to be the same size as yours. The space where the wire goes is almost exactly 0.5" (12.7mm) with flanges 1.5mm thick. That gives an overall height of 15.7mm, same as yours. The outside diameter is around 71mm. And the hub it goes onto measures 40.7mm diameter. There are grooves (quite shallow) on the inside of the hole in the reel, there is a spring-loaded ball on the side of the hub that locates in one of them. I am not sure if said grooves are essential though.

My guess is that Aga did design the machine for a standard reel. From looking at web pages, it appears that Aga sold the reels separately, to be fitted into the cassette (they can be inserted and removed without tools).

I think I mentioned that I like recording devices of most types. This is my first wire recorder, I know the audio quality will be inferior to many of the tape recorders I own, but that doesn't bother me. I regard it as an interesting device to be restored.

16th Jul 2018, 5:03 am	#49
TonyDuell Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Biggin Hill, London, UK. Posts: 5,208	Re: Agaphone Wire Recorder Thanks for the information on the connection between Aga and Philips. On other points. The reel does sound to be the same size as yours. The space where the wire goes is almost exactly 0.5" (12.7mm) with flanges 1.5mm thick. That gives an overall height of 15.7mm, same as yours. The outside diameter is around 71mm. And the hub it goes onto measures 40.7mm diameter. There are grooves (quite shallow) on the inside of the hole in the reel, there is a spring-loaded ball on the side of the hub that locates in one of them. I am not sure if said grooves are essential though. My guess is that Aga did design the machine for a standard reel. From looking at web pages, it appears that Aga sold the reels separately, to be fitted into the cassette (they can be inserted and removed without tools). I think I mentioned that I like recording devices of most types. This is my first wire recorder, I know the audio quality will be inferior to many of the tape recorders I own, but that doesn't bother me. I regard it as an interesting device to be restored.