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STROBOSCOPIC DISC [1 record]

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Record 1 1989-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A printed disc having several rings, each with a different number of dark segments. The pattern is placed on a rotating phonograph turntable and illuminated at a known frequency by a flashing discharge tube.

CONT

It is ... handy if the turntable has a built-in strobe disc in order to allow the user to determine if the operating speeds are correct. ... The strobe disc can be used with a small neon lamp ... to determine speed accuracy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Disque permettant, par un procédé stroboscopique, le contrôle visuel de la vitesse de rotation d'un tourne-disque. Il comporte un certain nombre de traits radiaux qui, lorsqu'on les éclaire à l'aide d'une source lumineuse alternative d'une fréquence de 50 hertz, doivent apparaître immobiles si la vitesse de rotation est correcte.

Spanish

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