Beo6 battery and dock

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matador
matador
BronzeModerator
2425 posts
Posted April 16, 2019 at 22:51 GMT
#2121843

Hi Guys,

I was given a BEO6 in gold finish and in aesthetically perfect condition.

BUT,

The battery is dead and there is no docking station.

I did find some spare battery modules not that expensive, to replace the original ones who add a leak (which fortunately doesn't seem to have corrode the main PCB).

Lets say I can replace the battery and the remote start up, do someone know how the charge the battery without the dock, like connecting any power supply to pin X and pin XX in the base and… It will work! (beo6 base are very expensive on eBay).

Finally, as I dont have a base, I suppose I won't be able to customize the control it can handle? Is it true or is it any "learning" mode who dont need software and connection?

Thank you all for your help. I jut hate to have perfectly looking object, not working internally. It's beyond my understanding that when the container is fine the content is faulty. I know, I live in the wrong time 😁

Location: Paris France

matador
matador
BronzeModerator
2425 posts
Posted April 17, 2019 at 07:52 GMT
#2121844

Well, This morning I powered the remote with two 1.2v batteries.

And… Nothing happened: the display remained irremediably black and the IR blaster didn't show any kind of activity.

So long for the Beo6 experience.

Cheers!

Location: Paris France

WE
Weebyx
Bronze
1635 posts
Posted April 17, 2019 at 10:10 GMT
#2121845

matador43 wrote:

Well, This morning I powered the remote with two 1.2v batteries.

And… Nothing happened: the display remained irremediably black and the IR blaster didn't show any kind of activity.

So long for the Beo6 experience.

Cheers!

It is not 100% a write off, but to get it working, you need the base.

Where are you located ?

 

/Weebyx

matador
matador
BronzeModerator
2425 posts
Posted April 17, 2019 at 10:21 GMT
#2121846

Hi Weebyx and thank you for your answer.

In France, near Paris.

Location: Paris France

WE
Weebyx
Bronze
1635 posts
Posted April 17, 2019 at 11:02 GMT
#2121847

matador43 wrote:

Hi Weebyx and thank you for your answer.

In France, near Paris.

Ok, a bit far from Denmark :)

But, you need to buy a new batterypack and get a base and the config tool, and it will 98% come back to life after some magic :)

 

/Weebyx

matador
matador
BronzeModerator
2425 posts
Posted April 17, 2019 at 11:38 GMT
#2121848

Sadly yes, too far!

I teared appart the beo6 this morning and swap the battery pack with equivalent power (2x1,2v, a little stronger mA) hoping for the remote to react but nothing happened.

Do you believe the adding the base will sort of awake the remote more than just new power in it?

Thank you for your help.

 

Location: Paris France

WE
Weebyx
Bronze
1635 posts
Posted April 18, 2019 at 18:25 GMT
#2121849

matador43 wrote:

Sadly yes, too far!

I teared appart the beo6 this morning and swap the battery pack with equivalent power (2x1,2v, a little stronger mA) hoping for the remote to react but nothing happened.

Do you believe the adding the base will sort of awake the remote more than just new power in it?

Thank you for your help.

 

What is happening, is that the Beo6 with probably older firmware, will not come to life if it runs out of battery. It is a known error. 

If it is connected via the base to a computer with the config tool, it is possible to force it back to life with different versions of the config tool.

Without the config tool and base, you will not get it back to life.

/Weebyx

matador
matador
BronzeModerator
2425 posts
Posted April 18, 2019 at 22:04 GMT
#2121850

Thank you Weebyx,

I'm gonna order new battery cells and then just wait to find a base.
In the meantime I'll do some search about links and precautions for the Config tool.
I think I've read they are some bugs and complications with very last version of it.

Anyway, thats another question: Thank you again, that would be sad to have that fancy piece just used as paperweight!

 

Location: Paris France

WE
Weebyx
Bronze
1635 posts
Posted April 21, 2019 at 14:10 GMT
#2121851

matador43 wrote:

Thank you Weebyx,

I'm gonna order new battery cells and then just wait to find a base.
In the meantime I'll do some search about links and precautions for the Config tool.
I think I've read they are some bugs and complications with very last version of it.

Anyway, thats another question: Thank you again, that would be sad to have that fancy piece just used as paperweight!

 

Send me an email and I can help you out.

WE
Weebyx
Bronze
1635 posts
Posted April 24, 2019 at 11:03 GMT
#2121852

matador43 wrote:

Thank you Weebyx,

I'm gonna order new battery cells and then just wait to find a base.
In the meantime I'll do some search about links and precautions for the Config tool.
I think I've read they are some bugs and complications with very last version of it.

Anyway, thats another question: Thank you again, that would be sad to have that fancy piece just used as paperweight!

 

I cannot reply to your email ? It gets rejected

/Weebyx

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