3 pin din

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I have a Grundig GDM 313 microphone with a 3 pin din connector. I want to use this with the sound card on my PC to record. Does anybody know what adapter I can use to convert the 3 pin din to the audio in on my sound card?
 
The standard for a DIN input was ground to pin 2, the centre on, and unbalanced audio to pin 3. DINs were bi-directional so the same socket on the recorder might have had an output on pin 1! Custom made DIN leads were always a nightmare because 50% would be wired the wrong way and you just had to plug them in to see if they worked! Pins 4 and 5 were added for stereo, and for mics, unused.

You just need to buy a 3.5mm plug and an inline DIN (3 or 5 pin) DIN pin 2 goes to sleeve, DIN pin 3 goes to tip (and ring if you want it to go to both channels) I don't think I have ever seen an adaptor as they're eras apart.
 
The DIN connector system was entirely logical and electronically sound for the equipment of the day (valves). People just did not take the time to understand it, even equipment makers!

The 3 pin DIN socket on a TAPE RECORDER has pin 1 as input. On an amp it is pin 3. Outs are of course the inverse and pin 2 always common.

The only "special" DIN leads were those needed to exchange signals between tape machines, as a bit of thought will soon show.

So that mic is probably pin 1 hot and 2 earth but there were some dynamic Grundig mics that had a transformer in them and were balanced on pins 1 and 3. Which, of course is not a DIN standard!

A minute with a digital multimeter will tell the story. Unless the mic has any collector value, chop off the DIN and fit a connector to suit.

Dave.
 
I would leave the mic alone or sell it on eBay and get another one, rather than go cutting it up.

Recording into soundcard on pc? I think you should do some reading before you go any further or buying anything.
 
I just looked at the mic! I suspect the cost of the adaptor is more than the value of the mic. It's old, but not all old mics were good! This one was supplied with the TK222 my dad had - at least it looks the same!
 
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