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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 1991

Filed:

Mar. 23, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:

Michael Philipps, Darmstadt, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 46 ; 360 64 ; 360 68 ;
Abstract

A differential amplifier (15, 16) which drives a recording head and is located on the headwheel which carries the recording head is equipped with automatic switchover provided by a transistor (18) in series with a resistance and the emitters of the differential amplifier. In the absence of signals in the rotor of the rotary transformer which supplies signals to be amplified for recording, this differential amplifier has substantially no idling current, but in response to the presence of a signal in the rotor, a switchover signal is provided making the transistor (18) in the emitter circuit of the differential amplifier conductive and putting the differential amplifier into class A operation. As a result, digital video signals can be recorded at a high data rate without distortion, whereas unintended erasure of the magnetic tape by direct current components in the winding of the recording head is prevented.


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