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Vintage Radio (domestic) Domestic vintage radio (wireless) receivers only. |
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Diode
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, UK.
Posts: 8
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Hi all,
I'm new here so hello to all. I've acquired a Roberts RSR-50 in pretty good condition overall but with no instructions. I've had it apart and sprayed some iso-propyl into a few switches and pots etc and the radio is working fine now with no scratchiness from the volume pot. The tape appears to work also although I think the thin belt is not so good as the capstan stops turning after a short while, probably due to slipping. I didn't really want to use it for the above, however - I want to put a Raspberry Pi Zero W/PhatDAC into it and turn it into an internet radio/media player. From the looks of it, there is a linear power supply (5V) in the RSR-50 which I think should be able to power my Pi via a hacked USB cable but it's the sound output from the DAC that's the problem. I did think I could just get a 3.5mm jack to 5 way DIN (for the aux port) as this would the same as a "line in" but I'm thinking it does not work this way. Is this an output port only? Other than this, is there any kind of line in on this device that is compatible with a modern audio source? If not, I'm not averse to soldering a 3.5mm jack plug in but without a schematic, I've no idea where to start. I had purchased a Telefunken 654 to do the same job but felt guilty about ripping the guts out to put the Pi / power supply / amplfifier into it so I thought the RSR-50 might be easier (and stereo!) Can anyone assist, please? Thanks in advance. |
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Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Oxford, UK
Posts: 27,966
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This is what one looks like: https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/roberts_rsr50.html
5 pin DIN sockets usually have line in and out connections. It should be easy enough to confirm this with a bent paperclip. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_connector |
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Heptode
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Limerick, Ireland.
Posts: 901
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A pair of LM3xx audio amps, 4" speakers and chipboard box will sound better.
Also I doubt there is enough power to power the RSR50 amp AND the PI. It's probably not a regulated 5V either. Usually when there is a tape recorder there is a Line position. However wiring two pins of DIN input if unused to the volume controls is simple. |
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