Murphy A855G Tape Socket. - Page 2 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

DMcMahon · 20th Oct 2025, 10:35 am

I do not know about the machine in question but looking at the plug in Post 18 it looks like the top 2 pins and the bottom 2 pins are equally spaced apart.

I maybe wrong but thought ones I have seen before on tape recorders and associated microphones, that the top 2 pins (with the plastic lug inbetween) are closer together than the lower 2 pins.

David

DMcMahon · 20th Oct 2025, 10:52 am

Looks like my memory was incorrect, see example photo at Post 13 of this linked Thread:-

https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=217226

David

Murphy1969 · 23rd Oct 2025, 8:11 pm

I am very pleased to report that an extremely helpful member of this forum has provided a solution which works perfectly. It is the same plug as in the photo on one end but it needed another piece of circuitry , too technical for me to describe , to output to a standard stereo phono cable. It sounds great . Thanks everyone for all your help and advice.

Edward Huggins · 24th Oct 2025, 6:18 am

One wonders about the nature of the "another piece of circuitry"?

20th Oct 2025, 10:35 am	#21
DMcMahon Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK. Posts: 7,279	Re: Murphy A855G Tape Socket. I do not know about the machine in question but looking at the plug in Post 18 it looks like the top 2 pins and the bottom 2 pins are equally spaced apart. I maybe wrong but thought ones I have seen before on tape recorders and associated microphones, that the top 2 pins (with the plastic lug inbetween) are closer together than the lower 2 pins. David

20th Oct 2025, 10:52 am	#22
DMcMahon Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK. Posts: 7,279	Re: Murphy A855G Tape Socket. Looks like my memory was incorrect, see example photo at Post 13 of this linked Thread:- https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=217226 David

23rd Oct 2025, 8:11 pm	#23
Murphy1969 Triode Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, UK. Posts: 14	Re: Murphy A855G Tape Socket. I am very pleased to report that an extremely helpful member of this forum has provided a solution which works perfectly. It is the same plug as in the photo on one end but it needed another piece of circuitry , too technical for me to describe , to output to a standard stereo phono cable. It sounds great . Thanks everyone for all your help and advice. Last edited by Murphy1969; 23rd Oct 2025 at 8:12 pm. Reason: Emoji wrong

24th Oct 2025, 6:18 am	#24
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 9,180	Re: Murphy A855G Tape Socket. One wonders about the nature of the "another piece of circuitry"? __________________ Edward.