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Arddhu
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Name that plug.

Post by Arddhu » Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:17 am

For possibly the most riveting thread question ever. I'm wondering if anyone can identify these plugs.

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I've had this really nice old Grundig reel-to-reel kicking around for a while but it's been pretty much useless as it has these din type plugs on the back instead of our new fangled 1/4"s.

I've never seen a 4-pin plug like the ones on the left and I've never seen a 5-pin din plug that has "swept" plug-holes instead of straight ones, if that makes sense. Also to add to the confusion I have absolutely no idea what those symbols underneath the plugs mean.

So I'm going to buy a couple of 5-pin din to RCA cables but I'm wondering if they'll fit in that weird plug-hole?

Any hints on what the rest of it means/does?
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Post by premieklovn » Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:47 pm

Probably some weird DDR audio connection standard. I think I have these on my Vermona Synthesizer.
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Post by Altitude » Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:48 pm

I use swept DIN5s on my DIY projects all the time, they are just constructed a little different but identical in functionality. Make sure that your cables are wired 1:1 since I am sure those are NOT midi which only uses 2 wires.

This might help:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_connector

The din5 were commonly used for audio so that should be easy to hack together into 1/4"
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