Beogram 4002 Restoration

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HarryPierce (archived2)
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Posted November 13, 2014 at 05:13 GMT
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Hi There,

I recently rediscovered my love for vinyls, and I decided to fix up a 4002 that I bought on Craigslist a while ago. I also thought it a good exercise before I tackle the 6000 that is in my queue.

IT turned out that I needed to replace the light bulb in the tracking sensor, and I did that with an LED (inspired by Menahem's great link). I went a slightly different route and did it with a 3D printed part that holds the LED. I made a video about the procedure. It is posted on my blog at:

link

Here a picture of the bulb housing after replacement:

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chartz (archived2)
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Posted November 13, 2014 at 07:34 GMT
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Great how-to Rudy! You do like LEDs, don't you?

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HarryPierce (archived2)
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Posted November 21, 2014 at 04:37 GMT
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Absolutely! LEDs are awesome! I want to see these units in service for another 30 years, so LEDs are clearly a way to go. Here is another one:

I exchanged the light bulb in the detector arm with a LED. Here is the video:

link

and an impression of the final result (I like the 'back to the future' feel of the white light LED, but of course one could also use an amber type with a more authentic incandescent feel if so desired..;-):

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Cooker (archived2)
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Posted November 21, 2014 at 11:14 GMT
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Awesome like usual Rudy!!!

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HarryPierce (archived2)
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Posted December 5, 2014 at 05:00 GMT
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O.k...now I officially ran out of LEDs to replace in this 4002..;-). Here is the link.

and an impression from under the hood:

 

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HarryPierce (archived2)
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Posted December 10, 2014 at 20:17 GMT
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Of course, I also needed to implement some 3D printed parts into this Beogram 4002! May I present?: Stereo lithography printed bushings for the transport locks! Here is the video:

http://beolover.blogspot.com/2014/12/beogram-40024004-replacement-of.html

and an impression of the printed parts. While not perfect yet, I really like the resolution of these printers, much better than the Makerbots:

 

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sonavor (archived2)
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Posted December 10, 2014 at 21:26 GMT
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I am in need of some of those bushings.

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jfrancis49
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Posted December 11, 2014 at 07:02 GMT
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Nice job with those bushings. I suspect that Harry could do well on this forum if he starting a bushing replacement business. Most of the bushings in these machines are most likely deteriorated. 

John

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jfrancis49
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Posted December 11, 2014 at 07:02 GMT
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Nice job with those bushings. I suspect that Harry could do well on this forum if he starting a bushing replacement business. Most of the bushings in these machines are most likely deteriorated. 

John

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HarryPierce (archived2)
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Posted December 11, 2014 at 18:27 GMT
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All the parts I design are available to other B&O enthusiasts! Send me an email at beolover@gmail.com.

I will also be happy to provide the STL files to those who have access to printers. I am a bit behind with my website, but I will post the files and additional info in the near future.

Rudy

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