Beolab 5000 broken slider

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bugge (archived2)
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Posted June 3, 2012 at 17:26 GMT
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Hi everyone!

Long time fan, first time poster here 🙂

I was very lucky and got my hands on a Beolab 5000 a couple of days ago, but the problem is that the volume control slider is broken. The glass is cracked and the metal part (the one that has "volume" printed on it) is gone.

Does anyone know of a way to get a hold of a replacement part?

After looking at pictures i see that maybe the sliders on the Beomaster 3000 looks similar, does anyone know if this is correct? Because I may be able to get a hold of a defect beomaster 3000 and use the sliders from that one.

The measurements of the beolab 5000 slider is:

  • Width 25mm
  • Height 35mm (top of the top metal part to bottom of the lower metal part)
  • Depth of the metal part 6 mm

Thanks in advance

 

 

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Leslie (archived2)
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Posted June 3, 2012 at 17:49 GMT
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You mean these? Made them myself a while ago...

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Leslie (archived2)
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Posted June 3, 2012 at 17:51 GMT
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bugge wrote:

After looking at pictures i see that maybe the sliders on the Beomaster 3000 looks similar, does anyone know if this is correct? Because I may be able to get a hold of a defect beomaster 3000 and use the sliders from that one.

No, it's not!

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bugge (archived2)
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Posted June 3, 2012 at 18:20 GMT
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Leslie wrote:

You mean these? Made them myself a while ago...

No, i mean the volume slider.

Its like this one

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Leslie (archived2)
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Posted June 3, 2012 at 19:21 GMT
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Probably it is (3000-5000)? Always mixing lab and master. Was expecting the amp to be the Beolab instead of Beomaster (why is that?).

I stored my Beolab and Master away so I can't check for you at the moment. I'sm sure others can confirm if  3000 sliders are compatible with 5000.

Or as said before, make them yourself....

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bugge (archived2)
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Posted June 3, 2012 at 21:09 GMT
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Thanks.

Then I will try to make them myself

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Leslie (archived2)
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Posted June 4, 2012 at 06:52 GMT
#2193757

Good thing and show us the results! 🙂

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bugge (archived2)
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Posted June 6, 2012 at 12:27 GMT
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Leslie wrote:

Good thing and show us the results! 🙂

Ok, I got a plexi glass pice with the right thickness and after a heavy use of sandpaper this is the result 🙂

Sorry about the picture quality, my camera is not the best

I am very pleased with the result, and the only thing left now is to add lettering. I think i will try with some sort of transfer paper. Anyone know the font? Is it helvetica?

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tournedos
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Posted June 6, 2012 at 13:06 GMT
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Well done! 🤒

Helvetica is indeed closest - Letraset should have some transfer letters that will be a close match.

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Leslie (archived2)
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Posted June 6, 2012 at 22:07 GMT
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Told ya, with some effort....🙂 

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