Finally I have time to start on the BL/BM 5000 Amp and receiver. This is going to be a long thread, I have never worked on these items before, but I want them to come out working and looking as near to original as possible, where I will lean more to function than look if I have to compromise. I will however stray away from the original if better or more reliable components are available, this to get the best working and sounding equipment possible within my means, economical and knowledge. Along the way I will ask some stupid questions, where Martin will answer "we are here to help not to educate radio technicians" 😁, and others will tell me to do some research before asking questions, Normally in my threads I and some others members (no names) stray away from the core and have long discussions about something else, please keep to the matter at hand and if you want to stray away, post a link to another thread. I will welcome all the help, remarks and good advises from all members, if questions are asked I will do my very best to answer them.
In this thread I will concentrate on the BL 5000, the BM 5000 will get a separate thread.
History: I bought the BL/BM privately from an E-bay member on May 4, 2015, and shipped from Wilmington MA to McAllen TX, where it arrived on May 8, 2015. I picked it up there on July 26 and brought it to Mexico city by car (1200 Km.), on the BM there is a sticker attached "Audiokrafters" with 2 addresses, one in Washington DC and one in College Park Maryland a short search didnt come up with info about it, so one wonders how it ended up near Boston MA.
First pic at home in Mexico
Location: Mexico city
Printing machine technician
Restored various 1960-70 items
Rock and Roll music
Collecting Vinyl
Restored Jukebox Wurlitzer 1050
