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Post by Arduino Enigma on Jun 27, 2016 2:45:39 GMT
Has anybody seen pictures of an Enigma M4 with the leftmost rotor (additional wheel Beta or Gamma) having red letters?
Very Curious...
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Post by Arduino Enigma on Jun 27, 2016 3:13:59 GMT
In the process of changing the display routines to a faster library. had an overwhelming need to make left wheel red. Why?   |
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Post by Arnaud on Jun 27, 2016 9:53:14 GMT
I have seen red letters on reflectors but that's about it
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Post by Arduino Enigma on Jun 27, 2016 10:37:53 GMT
Reflector D, when installed shows a red D in the left-most window. I remember seeing a picture of an enigma with a red left wheel. Tried going to google search and all I am finding at the moment is Dirk Rijmenants simulator.  |
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Post by lpaseen on Jun 27, 2016 13:32:41 GMT
From top of my head I think I seen it and assumed it was related to that it's the beta/gamma rotors - as in not same as the other three rotors.
Never really digged in to why or so.
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Post by Arnaud on Jun 28, 2016 20:18:59 GMT
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Post by lpaseen on Jun 28, 2016 21:27:20 GMT
Was first thinking it's the rotatable reflector (like on spanish enigma) but it's pins on the left so that wouldn't make sense and other pictures on that site indicates it's a navy enigma.
So - any other suggestions as to why the leftmost rotor has read letter ? The guess/assumption I have is to clearly distinguish it from the other rotors since it's not interchangeable.
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Post by Arduino Enigma on Jun 29, 2016 3:00:06 GMT
Fantastic find! This is a bonafide four rotor naval machine with a red letter left-most rotor. Looking at the pictures machine M5846 has a manufacturer code of jla. According to www.cryptomuseum.com/crypto/enigma/ this machine was made by Heimsoeth und Rinke, a direct descendent of the original manufacturer: Chiffriermaschinen AG Most pictures on the web show the letters on the left wheel to be the same color as the rest. Maybe this was a manufacturer choice. Since that image was found, it is confirmed that the left rotor can be red on some machines. On the simulator, the user can decide to make the left wheel red or any other color by changing parameter 55 (Rotors Beta and Gamma) using the color configuration tool. Another advantage of changing from the Seeed TFT library to Xark's library is that now images can be rotated. A user wanted the images on the simulator rotated so the plug was connected on the back of the unit, away from the user. |
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