Buy your friend a beer !!! or maybe two.

I gad to make similar repairs to a Beocenter 7000 about ayear ago.

Eugene wrote:

Buy your friend a beer !!! or maybe two.

Yeah, he definitely deserves something for what he was able to do with it. 🙂 

Anyway, one thing I've noticed thus far is that the "RECORD" light appears to be out. "REC OPEN" lights when I press it, but "RECORD" does nothing, even though it definitely does start up and record. How hard is it to replace these indicator lamps?

-Adam

Hello again, everyone. As I may have mentioned before, the wood in one of the corners got damaged along with the button panel. Might there be a way to put it back to normal? See the damage below:

Finally, for your perusal, here's a quick pic I took of the innards before it was repaired. Just glad that the boards seem to have survived whatever messed up the front panel. About the only thing I've noticed is a possible torque issue with the tape nearly over, as I can't get it to fast-forward for more than a few seconds at a time after the real-time counter passes the 45 minute point. Is this normal?

-Adam

AdamAnt316 wrote:

About the only thing I've noticed is a possible torque issue with the tape nearly over, as I can't get it to fast-forward for more than a few seconds at a time after the real-time counter passes the 45 minute point. Is this normal?

While I can't answer your question, my BC4500 has the same quirk.

Just noticed a possible problem... 😉

With headphones plugged in, I can hear a near-constant crackling sound, mainly in the right channel. While this is most prevalent during playback, some soft crackling can be heard while the deck is idle. Best I can tell, it doesn't affect the tapes played in the machine, which is a good thing, but I still find it annoying. Any ideas? Hoping this isn't a major issue... 😮

-Adam