8000 dust-cover green

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Posted August 22, 2010 at 21:18 GMT
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So I picked up another troubled table-an 8000 that needs recapping and work to the sensor arm.

The plexi's pale green. My other 8000 project has a brown tinted cover, just like all the 8002s. Were there 2 colors?

YES!Click on the file above this for a real clear comparison of 2 8002 covers over their brushed aluminum.

I also hadn't noticed: the green cover doesn't have a flat black band across it's rear but brushed aluminum. The companion tonearm cover is the normal style (black band in rear/brushed aluminum in front) just like every other 8000/8002 I've seen. If it's not original, then it's an incredibly accurate clone down to the frt corner bumpers et al.

It seems to accentuate the innards it shades, making the 8002 more visually attractive and lighter.

 

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Posted August 23, 2010 at 01:49 GMT
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I have never seen a green tinted one.
Photo please ?

Martin

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Posted August 26, 2010 at 21:59 GMT
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😂See edited original post please4

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Posted August 27, 2010 at 06:19 GMT
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I've noticed that the lids can differ quite a bit and I can see what you mean but I never really considered it green.
I agree, in the above photo, it does look a bit green'ish.

Martin

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Posted August 27, 2010 at 07:58 GMT
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Have you seen ones that had brushed aluminum instead of black where the the 8000 appears? 

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Dillen
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Posted August 27, 2010 at 11:34 GMT
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No.
Have you ?

Martin

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Posted August 27, 2010 at 15:20 GMT
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Yes and you too-the greenish one has brushed aluminum. The other one in the picture has the normal black finish althoufh the lighting smears the difference. I'll try to post a better picture with both 8000 covers together. Seeing with ones eyes, the difference is pretty startling.

Regards, Phil

PS: this table has the metal tacho disc. Did some 8000s come originally that way?

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Dillen
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Posted August 27, 2010 at 16:58 GMT
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Now you point my attention to it, I can see that one of the Beograms have a lighter color to the
rear alu strip.
In severe cases of sun bleaching, the black anodizing can lose some of it's color and the
lettering will become very faint.
Maybe that could also explain the fainted tinting of the dustcover.
A couple more good photos would be interesting to see.

Yes, the last few Beogram 8000's had the metal tachodisc factory mounted.

Martin

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Posted September 4, 2010 at 00:07 GMT
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[View:file:///C:/Documents and Settings/Phil/My Documents/My Pictures/2010-09 (Sep)]

Here are 2 images that clearly show the green tint and the bright aluminum trim.

The adjacent tonearm cover is black margin as always (not "faded"), while the platter cover is aluminum margin/green plexi

(vs black margin/smoked amber plexi, normal):

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Posted September 4, 2010 at 00:20 GMT
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And #2:

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