Beocord 5500 dead?

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shifrerm (archived2)
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Posted November 25, 2015 at 02:48 GMT
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Hey everyone Im new to both the forum, as well as B&O products so please forgive me if I sound noobish. 

Today I picked up a 5500 Beocord someone was selling for $20CAD for parts or repair only of course. I brought it home and sure enough to my surprise there was some sorta life in it! 

When I plugged it in I heard some spinning noises like a motor was turning, upon further investigation, it was the motor for the cassettes arms (I think thats what they're called? Please correct me if im wrong) it spins for a little bit and then shuts off. No sign of life when I press the buttons and nothing comes up on the display. if anyone has any ideas or suggests please feel real to let me know! 

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krigby (archived2)
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Posted November 26, 2015 at 17:03 GMT
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My Beocord 5500 does the same thing.  I was told by a B&O repair facility that it was probably worn or broken belts.

 

Can you manually pull the carriage our?  If not, then I would suspect that something is jammed in the tape carriage and you may have to take the cover off the unit to see inside.

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krigby (archived2)
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Posted November 26, 2015 at 17:03 GMT
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My Beocord 5500 does the same thing.  I was told by a B&O repair facility that it was probably worn or broken belts.

 

Can you manually pull the carriage our?  If not, then I would suspect that something is jammed in the tape carriage and you may have to take the cover off the unit to see inside.

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shifrerm (archived2)
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Posted November 26, 2015 at 18:09 GMT
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I can manually pull the carriage out. I did take off the top cover and discovered that there was a capacitor that had come lose. I resoldered it but I still have the same issue, I also checked the belts and they seem to be in working order

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shifrerm (archived2)
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Posted November 26, 2015 at 18:09 GMT
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I can manually pull the carriage out. I did take off the top cover and discovered that there was a capacitor that had come lose. I resoldered it but I still have the same issue, I also checked the belts and they seem to be in working order

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shifrerm (archived2)
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Posted November 26, 2015 at 18:09 GMT
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I can manually pull the carriage out. I did take off the top cover and discovered that there was a capacitor that had come lose. I resoldered it but I still have the same issue, I also checked the belts and they seem to be in working order

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shifrerm (archived2)
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Posted November 26, 2015 at 18:09 GMT
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I can manually pull the carriage out. I did take off the top cover and discovered that there was a capacitor that had come lose. I resoldered it but I still have the same issue, I also checked the belts and they seem to be in working order

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shifrerm (archived2)
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Posted November 26, 2015 at 18:09 GMT
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I can manually pull the carriage out. I did take off the top cover and discovered that there was a capacitor that had come lose. I resoldered it but I still have the same issue, I also checked the belts and they seem to be in working order

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