P-180-M Dictaphone

P-180-MD Dictaphone Technical Data
Russian Designation: (2)(3) P-180-M
Manufacturer: (1) Vilnius Instrument Plant "Vilma"
Year Adopted: (1) 1963
Variants: (1)
Il-180 1962
P-180-M 1963
P-180-MI 1965
P-180-MD ??
Operational Status: Russia Obsolete

Other Users – Uncertain at present

Dimensions (two transit cases)
 
Large Case
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Small Case
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P-180-M (recorder only)
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38.0 cm

(14.96 inches)

16.0 cm (6.30 inches)
34.0 cm (13.39 inches)
   
   

30.0 cm

(11.81 inches)

15.0 cm (5.90 inches)
25.0 cm (9.84 inches)
   
   

29.0 cm

(11.42 inches)

10.5 cm (4.13 inches)
22.0 cm (8.66 inches)
Total Weight
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     P-180-M (recorder only):
   

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Power Source(s):
6x 3R12 batteries
(also called LR12 or 3336)
220-240 volt alternating current
Duration of Operation: (2)(3) Not less than 2 hours
Magnetic Tape Cassette Types: (2)(3) A-3601-6B, A-2601-6B
Tape Duration: (2)(3) Not less than 2 hours
Rewind Time: (2)(3) Not more than 4 minutes
Approved Operating Temperatures: (2)(3) -10 C to +50 C
Components: (2)(3)

Large Box (#4,161,006):
     Technical Manual 3,831,000
     Passport 3,831,001-01
     TM-2M Telephone Adapter
     TA-56M Headset Adapter
     P-180-MD Dictaphone
     Canvas Dictaphone Carry Case
     Magnetic Tape Reels (x2)
     MD-282A Microphone
     MD-271 Microphone 
     No. 8 Artist School Brush

Small Box #4,180,002:
     A/C Adapter
     Demagnetizing Device DR4M #4,754,001
     Magnetic Tape Reels (x4)
     150mm Drive Belt (x2)
     80mm Drive Belt
     Foot pedal
     PM-0.5 Amp Fuses (x10)
     MVP Oil Bottle

 
 

P-180-M Dictaphone
in Pictures

History and Development of the
P-180-M Dictaphone

Return to Uniforms and Field Gear of the Soviet Superpower

 

Sources Cited

1) http://www.rubaltic.ru/article/kultura-i-istoriya/pamyatniki-okkupatsii_18122014/
2)
Диктофон П-180МД Паспорт 3.831.001.02 ПС
3) Диктофон П-180-МД Техническое Описание и Инструция по эксплуатации 3,831,001-02 ТО