Fully Automatic Record Changer RC.521, 3RC.521, 3/521

Collaro Ltd.; Barking, Essex.

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  • Year
  • 1953 ?
  • Category
  • Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 312397

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 Technical Specifications

  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Details
  • Changer (Record changer)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC)
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Fully Automatic Record Changer RC.521, 3RC.521, 3/521 - Collaro Ltd.; Barking, Essex.
  • Shape
  • Chassis only or for «building in»
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 14.75 x 2.5 x 12.25 inch / 375 x 64 x 311 mm
  • Notes

  • The Collaro 521 and 522 Fully Automatic Record Changer family models are fundamentally identical in construction but with some different features, described in the table.

    Common features are:

    • Rim-Driven Turntable.
    • Four Pole Motor with self-aligning "Oilite" Bearings.
    • Ball-bearing mounted Turntable and Tone Arm.
    • Automatic Shut-Off.

    The differences are:

    Model Record
    Intermixing
    (10" & 12")    		 Single Speed
    (i.e., 78 RPM)
    (10" & 12")    		 3-Speed
    (33 1/3, 45, 78 RPM)
    (7", 10" & 12")
    RC.521 N Y ---
    3RC.521, 3/521 N --- Y
    RC.522 Y Y ---
    3RC.522, 3/522 Y --- Y


    Note that 3RC.521 and 3/521 are the same model; 3RC.522 and 3/522 are the same model.

    Distributed in the U.S.A. by: Rockbar Corporation, 211 East 37th Street, New York 16, N. Y.

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Audio Engineering April 1953 - Page 33)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Miguel Bravo-Cos. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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