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open

0.5-milliamp 4-milliamp

Short-Circuit

Ripple

Under

Two-tone

connectors):

in.) W x

(including

N-62E:

Powered:

9-volt

rectangular

for

specific

See

Table 1 facing

Voltage:

Output

(with

Power : 105-125

(individually

circuit

(with

80

495g

550

"'='

Voltage : +7.5

gray

Polystyrol

switch

belt

clip):

in.) W x

200

g

Powered : Up

(no

load

Current

Full

Load

gray

Polystyrol

trim

plate

58

mm ("'='

3-1/8 in.) D

ac

power

(~17-1/2

g

(~19-1

One

transistor-radio

type

+9

volts,

open

uppermost,

87

mm

45

(~7

load-dependent

load)

current

cable)

/2

(~3-7/16

mm ("'='

oz)

to

two

volts,

Per

Output:

: <

200

uppermost, 2-5/

16

:

oz)

numbers

circuit

volts,

loaded

and

including

1-3/4

in.) D

50-60

per

~5

microvolts

and

in.) H x

TECHNICAL

(no

load)

in.) H x

Hz

output):

milliamps

including

159

mm

DATA

N-66E :

Number Acceptable DC

Maximum AC Case Overall

Net

Included

A·52: Number

Acceptable

DC I

Minimum Permissible

Overall

Net

of

Output

~

+50

~

+48

"'='

+12

Output

Material:

Dimensions

ward,

H x

216

Weight

Two

gray-crackle-finish

of

nput

For

12-volt

For

12-volt

With

dc

With

dc

Dimensions

tally,

and

20

mm

Weight:

Microphones AC

Input

Voltage

volts,

open

volts,

0.5-milliamp

volts,

4-milliamp

DC

Short-Circuit

Ripple

Alumi

and

including

mm

(~8-1 /2

(including

Accessories:

Microphones

DC

Input-Voltage

Voltages

microphone

or

48-volt

DC

Input

AC

Input

input

less

input

of

not

including

(~13/16

Less

than

Powered : Up

Power:

(individually

circuit

(no

load

Under

Full

num;

gray-crack

(with

switch

handles

in.)

ac

power

rack-mount

Powered:

for

Outputs

microphone:

Voltage

Ripple:

than

+15

volts

(with

maximum

leads):

in.) W x

15

g (

to

six

105-125/210-240

load-dependent

load)

load

current

Current

W x

only:

for

10 "'='

Per

Load:

<200 Ie

and

connectors

and

feet):

133

mm

cable) : 1.32

One

Range:

or

Sui

table

+7.5

Regulated

volts

: <

more:

17

mm

1/2

oz)

+7.5

diameter

mm

(~3/8

Output:

enamel

88

adapters w/hardware

to

+50

200

"'=' 1 millivolt

(~11/16

volts,

per

microvolts

fin ish

facing

mm

("'='5-1

/4 in.) D

Kg (

"'='

to

+60

12/48-

just

below

to

+60

Output:

microvolts

oriented

in.) D

50-60

output)

~5

milliamps

for-

(~3-7/16

3 Ib)

volts

Volt

M ics:

+50

volts

+13

volts

horizon-

in.) H x

Hz

:

in.)

TECHNICAL

DATA

(Continued)

Standard Carbon-Zinc

(Eveready

NEDA Heavy-Duty

(Eveready NEDA

Alkaline Mallory

N

EDA

8A-Volt eready E JR146X

216

equivalent):

or

Carbon-Zinc

1222

(Eveready

MN1604

Mercury 146X,

Mallory

or

NEDA

or

522,

(Ev-

equivalent):

Table 1. B·' E Power Supply . Estimated Battery

*Continuous

discharge

With

C-451 E. C-451 EB

(or

other microphones powerable

40

60

80

100 hours

discharge

duty-cycle

to

Life·

With

'

~:4-milliamp

phantom-

with

9 volts)

hours

7.5 volts.

schedule and storage/operating temperatures.

Actual

useful service

C-535EB.

(or

other""

microphones

power

able

150

180

200

250

C-567E

1-1.5-milliamp

phantom-

with

9 volts) powerable

hours

life

will

vary

With C-500 System

(or

other

microphones phantom-

with

""300-microamp

with

1000

1300

1500

850

9 volts)

hours

105-125VAC 50-

60Hz

NOTES:

*

ALL

CONNECTORS

FROM

**

RESISTORS

1/4

W;

*"*"*

TRANSFORMERS INTO

POINTS

RETROFI

CRI

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500mA

SOLDER

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SIDE.

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VERSION

OPEN),

TO

CI

47.uF

EACH

T2.

BUT

STD "-E"

RI

2_4K,5%

IW

BZX85C51

51

1.3W

6_BIK,I%,

IN

EACH

CHANNEL.

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FACTORY-WIRED

ONLY

(&

CAN

BE

VERSION.

CR2

V,

WITH

5%

FIELD-

SCHEMATICS

N-62E/N -62ET

R2

6_BK,5%

1/4

W

+

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63

VDC

R3

6.BK,5%

114

W

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63VDC

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