Revox G 36 specifications

Brand : Revox

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manufacturer: Revox
model: G 36
type: tape-case
year of construction: at the beginning of 1963 to the beginning of 1967
Made in: Germany / Switzerland
color: gray
remote control: -
power supply
- 110 V, 125 V, 145 V, 220 V, 240 V, AC, 50Hz
- 60 Hz version for the USA available
power consumption: 120 W
dimensions: 480 x 340 x 300 mm (BHT)
weight: approximately 20 kg
factory price approx.:
- Chassis-version: 1'295 SFr.
- Case version: 1'395 SFr.
  - + GEMA: 43 DM

Max. Coil diameter: 26.5 cm
Drive: 3 motors
- Three-motor unit, equipped with Pabst external rotor motors.
- Pole-changeable synchronous capstan motor for 19.05 and 9.5 cm/sec.(Direct Drive)
Heads: 3, 1 x recording, 1 x playback, 1 x Erase
Tracks: 2-track STEREO or 4-track STEREO
Tape speeds
- 9.5 cm/s, 19 cm/s
Slip:
- Capstan shaft driven by a mechanical filter without slip.
Synchronisation fluctuations: < 0.2%
Pitch fluctuations
Total frequency response:
- 9.5 cm/s: 40 Hz – 12,000 Hz, +2 / -3 dB
- 19 cm/s: 40 Hz – 15,000 Hz , +2 / -3 dB
- 19 cm/s: 40 Hz – 18,000 Hz , +2/ -3 dB (According to other information)
Signal-to-noise ratio:
External voltage ratio:
- > 55 dB at 2-track
- > 52 dB at 4-track
Noise voltage ratio:
- 9.5 cm/s / 4 Track: 50 dB
- 19 cm/ s / 2 Track: 55 dB
- 19 cm/ s / 4 Track: 52 dB
Total harmonic distortion:
Equalization:
Crosstalk attenuation:
Cancellation attenuation:
Pre-magnetization and Cancellation frequency:
Oscillator: 70 kHz, push-pull
Assembly:
- Tubes
  - 12 tubes, 4 x ECC 81, 1 x ECC 82, 5 x ECC 83, 2 x ECL 88,
Fuses
Total playing time
Rewinding time
- about 80 seconds for a 26.5cm coil with about 730m tape material
Automatics

Three-motor unit, equipped with Pabst external rotor motors.
Pole-changeable synchronous capstan motor for 19.05 and 9.5 cm/sec.(Direct drive)

Horizontal/vertical operation
A tape pull switch allows the use of any coils up to a Maximum diameter of 26.5cm. The coil holders have a lock and the device can be operated horizontally or vertically.
3 toroidal core heads with two systems each in 2- and 4-track technology. Two separate recording and playback amplifiers each. Cat hode follower outputs.
6 watt control amplifier with front-rear band switch. Level control with two VU meters according to ASA regulation.
Input amplifier switched as a mixing console in mono mode.
Trick recordings such as duoplay, multiplay and Echo without additional devices.

Some of the technical data from a wide variety of sources do not match. The Revox G 63 was built in the versions MK I to MK III
At the beginning of the 60s, the Revox F36 model was completely redesigned. This is how the Revox G36 tape recorder was born. This high-quality tube tape recorder now had 26.5 cm coils, two VU meters for the sound level control and a synchronous motor for the tape drive, which ensured a very even tape transport. The first models of the G36 had a "tape feel lever" on the right side of the tape channel, which switched the machine to stop at the end of the tape. Later models of the G36 tape recorder were then equipped with a photoelectric tape end switch, similar to those that were later installed in the A77, B77 and PR99. (Taken from an auction of a well-known auction house)