Beobuddy wrote:

... I even get the customers who are re-directed (or with highly given posprositions) by B&O service centers..

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I don't know if they changed the foam during production, I don't think so, but I can tell you, that
there's a mess inside your speakers now. Particularly in the lower areas where the amplifier, power supply, relais etc. lives and
where cables come in.
It's all a black and sticky mess. I use disposable rubber gloves...

Martin

Sounds like a good old "oops" from B&O's design department............would have thought they had fixed it by now, but mine are older speakers so I am expecting the worst (but hoping the best) and as I said earlier, assume once one is fixed the second will go shortly thereafter.

Hi, I have got a pair of Beolab 8000, One is dead, the LED does not come on. After opening it I found the foam as you described, sticky and very dirty. I have cleaned it and started to check what could be wrong. Anyway my question is can the foam be purchased anywhere? for replacement? and do I need it?

Thanks

OK, speaker fixed by local tech, solder points corroded and IC board shorted out (obviously due to age and possible foam rot deposited on board). Not cheap, but not too bad. About $150 and it is back in business.

Thanks for your reply. I cleaned all the mess and found out that everything is in good shape. The wires, Circuit Board, Components all look nice.
But still no LED goes on. Have found the Service manual and trying to figure out where to messure. I am not sure how its trigged on. But the LED shoud be red when the speaker is off I think. Have also checked the fuses and all are good. Maybe i should leave it to the B&O service shop...:-)

There is a small Standby transformer. It supplies the standby current for the Relais and the LED.

Whatever done, the red LED must work. If not, the transformer or the fuse or the rectifier etc is dead.

Thanks for reply. I checked the small transformer, there is 240V inn but nothing out. So this thing is dead. Any suggestion where to get hold of a New one?

The standby transformer has the part number 8013473

I dont know the exact Rating, the standby Transformator has around  2x 18V or 2 x 24V

Maybe 100mA

Hi Dillen
Thanks for your explanation, I suspected a problem related to the control standby of my BL8000, with your post I have directly repaired them.
-> command relay, thermistor feed, and some future cracks on a feeder.
Now, I have to change the foam... what kind of replacement can I use ?

Beobuddy wrote:

Sorry for the short answer.

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For Dillen & Beobuddy, Is it possible to buy genuine parts ?
Regards
Bruno