WOW...its wonderful to look at!! Great work!!

Welcome to the Beolab 5000 Owner's Club, at last! (oka B5000OC)

I see that, like me, you could not get entirely rid of the old Beomaster 5000's feet marks.

Now you need to find the rest... The Beovox 5000/2500. I had to wait two years for that. 

Missing for me : the Beogram 3000 , either Thorens or Acoustical. But not holding my breath on that one. I saw a Thorens one on ePay, but at € 1500 I gave it a wide berth...

Happy New Year everyone!

Soren has definitely joined the Beolab 5000 Owner's Club through sweat, tears, and real determination! Bravo Soren! Salute!

I hope one day to join this select group, if there is still room for me and I am getting closer to this goal, but patience is required. Instant gratification has never been part of my life....but that's OK as delicious anticipation makes the reward all the more desirable. (At least that is what I keep telling myself.)

Happy New Year guys! 😁

Jeff

Outstanding work Soren. May you enjoy a lifetime of listening enjoyment.

Søren Mexico wrote:

 

 

Assembled I check both tracks with an Ohmmeter. Here the very dirty balance poti, Someone also put a lot of grease everywhere in there, I like my tracks dry and clean, the carbon tips dont need lubrication, and grease or oil may damage them.

 

Hello Sören,

I have started a restoration of my Beolab 5000, inspired by your high-class work! 

Right now I have desoldered the sliding potentiometers, but I am a bit unsure where the little copper plate should go? (in your pic #4, placed left of the sledge.) It popped off when I took things apart and I havent been able to see where it should sit. Could you help me out and try to describe where it should be placed?

Best Regards and hoping you are enjoying your beolab 5000!

Simon

If I remember right, the holes in the slider for the shafts are different, for one shaft a little oval and thats where the copper spring goes, between shaft and middle part of the slider, also make sure the slider is inserted correctly inside tracks are offset to one side. Good luck with your project and we love pics

Thank You for that quick reply.

Here a picture of the first two sliders, bass & treble. If you look close you can see that as Sören say the two holes on the sledge are a bit different. The right hole is oval. That is where the copper spring fits! BUT there were a copper spring only on one of the sledges. Sören: Were there copper springs on all your sledges?

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Simon Bring wrote:

Were there copper springs on all your sledges?

Yes in all of them

Thank You. Not the worst part to replace, luckily.

***************  Found it! I have to be more attentive... Delicate work, this! ******************

I have now put back the sliders, all clean. Next I plan to replace all capacitors.

Did you put together any list of parts to replace that you would like to share? 

So far I have found these to be replaced: