Beogram 8002 not turning on

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Jordi Veytia Iglesias
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Posted September 18, 2024 at 20:54 GMT
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Hello, I recently got a Beogram 8002. The issue it has is that it doesn't turn on, not even the red standby dot.
I checked the insides and everything seems to be fine.

Inside the power supply the fuse and the transformer do not seem to be damaged.

My guess is that the Wicon capacitor of the power supply is dead.

Does anyone know which is a good replacement capacitor?

Thanks 🙂
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spassmaker
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Posted September 20, 2024 at 12:47 GMT
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Hi Jordi

The Capacitor that you mentioned is the last I would change because this is the Phase Cap for the Platter Motor mechanism which normally lasts very long.

If you got no LED I would resolder ALL solder joints of the plugs on the PCB's an performing a recap of ALL electrolytic capacitors on thePCB's.

Usually after that the BG 8000 will start up again...following issues have to be inspected later.

 

Here, on Beolovers site, you will find a bunch load to read about restoring the BG 8000

https://beolover.blogspot.com/p/beogram-80008002-restoration.html

let us know about your progress

Kind regards

Christian
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Francois Lemahieu
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Posted December 6, 2024 at 22:33 GMT
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Hi Jordi, have you made some progress since then?

I have no experience whatsoever in fixing a Beogram 8002 and I certainly don't mean to question Christian's advice. I am starting looking into my Beogram (which used to be my father's) as it went down a couple of months ago (same issue as yours, no standby dot). Given my father got it firsthand, I plan to test the power supply first (I have never tried resoldering before and don't plan to give it a go on the Beogram). In case the capacitor happens to be the defective part, I have seen that beolover has a fancy replacement part for sale here: https://beolover.com/products/motor-capacitor-for-beogram-8000-and-8002?srsltid=AfmBOorVVyq1ac6mtxyNRzYs3qntusTpMdpkbGvgwSCFO5RvZbALmjbR

Francois

 
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Jordi Veytia Iglesias
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Posted January 6, 2025 at 22:38 GMT
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Hi Francois, I haven't made any progress on my Beogram. I got the parts Christian recommended, but I haven't got to the soldering yet.

I'll venture into re-soldering the capacitors and in case that ends up not being the issue I'll replace the one in the power supply.

I'll keep you updated once I get to it.

Thanks for the advice and good luck with yours.

Jordi
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Jordi Veytia Iglesias
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Posted August 30, 2025 at 00:30 GMT
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Hello, how are you?

I've been replacing all the capacitors on the PCB. But I have one question. In the instructions that came with the capacitors for the Beogram 8002 from Beoparts shop, it says that on C27 an additional connection should be introduced, linking the negative pin of C27 to the negative pin of C20.
I know there are different versions of the PCB and the instructions do not specify if this additional connection should be done on all versions or just in specific ones. I do notice that my PCB is slightly different from the one shown in the instructions which is why I don't know if I should introduce the new connection.
Anyone knows if this applies to all versions or just some of them?

Thanks 🙂
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Mark-sf
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Posted August 30, 2025 at 06:52 GMT
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There is no harm in adding that jumper as it is simply connecting two ground points together. These boards being single-sided used jumpers all over the place to connect grounds together.
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Jordi Veytia Iglesias
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Posted September 1, 2025 at 19:44 GMT
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Great! Thanks for the response. I'll add the jumper then.

Thanks 🙂
JV
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Jordi Veytia Iglesias
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Posted September 2, 2025 at 02:56 GMT
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Hello, how are you? I have replaced all the capacitors following the cap replacement kit from dksoundparts.
Is there an additional step I should follow before plugin it in? What should I expect to see after plugin it in, red standby light?
If I get no signs of life should I move ahead and replace the Phase Cap for the Platter Motor mechanism?
Thanks 🙂
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Mark-sf
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Posted September 2, 2025 at 04:44 GMT
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First I would double check that All of the replaced capacitors are in the correct polarity. After plugging in, you should see a red dot in the display. If you are not getting that I would check that you have 5VDC at pin P6-1 which is powering the CPU, then work backwards to the Zener and regulator.
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Jordi Veytia Iglesias
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Posted September 2, 2025 at 23:35 GMT
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How should I proceed in order to test 5VDC at pin P6-1. I have identified the location of that pin, but where should I contact with the other probe in order to test the voltage? Sorry for the dumb question 😬

Thank you very much.
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