I reset it to Unlisted now. Give the link a try, and let me know if it works. I just didn't want it publicly out there since I had incorrectly counted the turns around the post.

Yes that works fine now and will be a great help - many thanks indeed!

Glad to help when I can.

Also, I found it very helpful to have some painters tape around to hold things in place when working on that section. Especially the spring set up in the center of it all. Take off the metal bar holder and wrap some tape around spring assembly to hold it in place. That gives you nice access to the pulleys when you need it.

Many thanks for the tip!  I must admit that I am not looking forward to the repair - she has had the BeoCenter since new and it has about 34 years of dust and dirt inside, and that's despite me replacing the backup battery in it about 10 years ago!  (I was in a rush and didn't have time for a fuller service.)

I will put some photos in this thread when I get around to fixing it.

So as promised I am hijacking Beitie's thread to described repair of my (Danish!) mother-in-law's BC9500, collected yesterday.  I merely fitted the CD transit screws, taped down the loose glass panels and placed it carefully in the boot of the car in the centre of an old cot mattress that I keep for just such purposes (unless more grandchildren arrive!) Login to view image The faults are a sticking CD door and loose top panels (I re-glued the lower panel approx 10 year's ago and it is still secure).  I removed the glass panels and centre panel, then opened the unit up and realised that the service position support arm is missing, hence had to prop the lid against a box to work on it!  You can see the loose CD door string hanging down: Login to view image Close up: Login to view image I then removed the CD door to make access easier, and realised that the little plastic sliding clip is broken where one end of the CD door string should attach!  I left the other end of the string in place so you can see how it should look. Login to view image So clearly this repair is a bit trickier than I anticipated! Two immediate thoughts:

• I wish I had kept the donor ('Christmas tree') BC9000 that I got rid of a few years ago - I could have transferred parts across.
• Again several years ago, I remember purchasing (on eBay) a 'BeoCenter 9500 door string replacement kit', thinking that I would be sure to need it one day.  I think it even included new plastic sliders.  The problem is that it is in one of these boxes:

Login to view image What the above photo doesn't show is that there are now several more boxes on top and all around (not all B&O) plus a precariously balanced BL3500, BL2000 and a partially dismantled Beoplay V1-32 propped against the side.  I can barely enter the room! So I will try to muster the energy to delve into the boxes again - I really must label them in much more detail. I am also waiting for 'super glue gel' to arrive to re-stick the upper glass panel, so I can't even crack on with that task while I procrastinate about the boxes. To be continued ....... timeframe uncertain! ?

Looking forward to unboxing pictures of all the B&O black boxes you have in these large boxes  ?

jokes aside I hope you find the spare part somewhere in there

Thanks Madskp - I think it's a rainy day job, hence I can put it off until tomorrow and crack on today with all the other jobs I normally avoid: lawn mowing, vacuuming etc.

Any unboxing photos will be of me sat in the middle of a pile of cardboard and wrapping with my head in my hands, wishing that I had been far more organised when I packed it all away! ?

So despite hurting my back yesterday mowing the lawn I have today commenced the great box search!

After four hours of careful extraction, unwrapping and disappointment, I have uncovered the very last box and saw this red writing on the top: (I was organised after all!)

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And in a little box inside the box I found this:

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Reverse view, just in case anyone else finds the part number useful!

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I am so relieved - I was beginning to doubt myself and had even searched out the eBay confirmation email from when I bought it.  (this confirmed that it cost me £4.10 exactly ten years ago!)

Anyway, I need to rebuild the box pile and then go out for a meal to celebrate the find.  I will start the CD-door re-stringing exercise in the next few days and will let you know how it goes!

I have attached the door string fitting instructions that were included with the kit - basically they are an extract from the service manual.

I will also upload to the manual library.