B&O don't offer justified prices. The problem is people pay it, ourselves included, so they charge it. My friends think I am quite mad spending £10,000 on a TV. How right they are! Pay the money John and enjoy it, that's my philosophy. 

The_Beonic_Man wrote:

B&O don't offer justified prices. The problem is people pay it, ourselves included, so they charge it. My friends think I am quite mad spending £10,000 on a TV. How right they are! Pay the money John and enjoy it, that's my philosophy. 

Economically it's not worth it Simon and that's the problem. I would have been happy with £30 or even £40, but nigh on £70 is having a laugh and even the dealer was shocked at the cost! Now I'm a student I just can't afford to be taken to the cleaners for such a trifling little item :(

BTW - you sure you want to be a teacher given your penchant for £10,000 TVs?!? After tax and NI you'd not earn much more than that in your NQT year :P

Ridiculous - Is it a bespoke battery or can you find a similar one elsewhere?

Peter wrote:

Ridiculous - Is it a bespoke battery or can you find a similar one elsewhere?

Aghh! I don't know as I can't get the case open!

Yeah - it's always the same with any high-end product really...

for example : if your Rolls-Royce or Bentley (20yr old mind!) needs a new fan belt - they actually take 5 different belts in one 'kit'  (all of which ought to be replaced even if ur only needing to change 1!)  - buying & fitting by an independent specialist (not a main agent!) is £250+ ...for a fan belt..!

similairly - if you need to change an odometer or rev.counter - a replacement from R-R will cost you £500!! a refurbished 2nd hand one from a specialist (if you can find the right type) will cost u £200

it's the way it is I guess..

Bentleyman wrote:

Yeah - it's always the same with any high-end product really...

for example : if your Rolls-Royce or Bentley (20yr old mind!) needs a new fan belt - they actually take 5 different belts in one 'kit'  (all of which ought to be replaced even if ur only needing to change 1!)  - buying & fitting by an independent specialist (not a main agent!) is £250+ ...for a fan belt..!

similairly - if you need to change an odometer or rev.counter - a replacement from R-R will cost you £500!! a refurbished 2nd hand one from a specialist (if you can find the right type) will cost u £200

it's the way it is I guess..

I know where you're coming from, but we're not talking about an obsolete product here where keeping spares doesn't bring economies of scale as units are not required for a production run. B&O still make the BS2, and I can't believe they didn't just go out and source some off-the-shelf battery from another manufacturer for this product. That's what gets me annoyed, as they're looking at a decent mark-up to sell me someone else's battery from their own inventory at an inflated price!

Oh yeah - i agree

Complete rip-off, you're quite right

j0hn,

I no longer have a BS2 to play with -regarding trying to open it... but, I have found that the batt is a Lithium Ion. Still trying to find specs, but I am sure it is indeed an off-the-shelf battery for $10.00! Output specs on the charger/adapter should help narrow it down, maybe.

EDIT...

You are SILVER... the service manual is on site! It shows how to dismantle for battery replacement. Though an illustration, the battery does look to be rather special w/ (4) mounting lugs... UGGH! 😡

I downloaded the service manual (1 side!) but it shows the removal of two screws to release the dock so that the case can be twisted and separated. Problem is on my dock there are two blanks, as opposed to screws, on the dock! There is a small screw inside the SD card slot which I have removed, but the case does not want to rotate with this out, and I'm frightened of wrecking the bloody thing!

AAAAAGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!