I don't doubt your integrity Martin. I think you're doing a great job offering people to help and repair their precious B&O machines.

I also understand that this is your business to sell/repair this stuff and therefore can't share everything you know (I don't mean you're not willing to help members out with questions and repairs). I would do the same thing if it was my business. I have my own steel construction plant and I won't learn just anyone to weld or tell them where I order my steel. That would me take out of my job.

This forum is helping me so now and then and you're helping me out as well of the things you write here. Thnx for the effort you make. 🤒

Bart

I too bough the kit from Martin.  It was my first electonics repair.  Not only were the instructions invaluable, but when I got it back together and something was not right, he resonded to an email inquiry, was absolutley correct with the answer and I had it fixed in no time.  Thanks again Martin!

Bart,

Sorry if I have left you with a wrong impression.
I am not running a business, I don't have a shop and I am not making any
money on the kits. That's what I have my 8-16 job for and that's
not electronic related.
The overhead of a kit is typically about one pound, made so simply because
I can't justify to lose money - and that's not counting the trip to the postoffice.
Check the cost of the correct types of lamps, often custom produced in small quantities,
VAT, two times shipping, packing and eventual customs and you will see.
The kits were put together for pure convenience. After answering the same
questions and diagnosing the same faults over and over through many years,
kits were put together and the owners told to simply grab a suitable one
and it will solve their problem. This leaves me with more time for dealing
with other issues and stubborn repairs.

People who had their stuff repaired here will also confirm that I am
definitely not doing it for the sake of money.
That would indeed be a bad business.  😂
B&O was always a hobby for me. I would like to see all the old B&O stuff
up and running and I especially like to dig into problem cases and items that
were deamed hopeless by other repairers.  ❓

When I told you why you should get the correct lamps, it was merely out of pure
knowledge and experience and to help you avoid some of the problems that I have seen myself.
Even if it is 30 years or more ago, I still clearly remember mounting wrong
lamps according to the service manual myself and afterwards wondering what
was going on, until finally looking up the tech sheets.
The cases are still to be found in my own red book of experience, written in capital letters.
You are welcome to mount whatever you feel for. I have given you my best advice
and will be happy to do so again, should the need arise.

Martin

Very cool Martin, maybe I got the wrong impression indeed. Bad experiences with people who "know" B&O stuff after a while ;). Glad you cleared up the sky for me.

But as I said before.. It always was clear to me you're doing a great job helping out people :)

cheers

Hi

I realize this discussion is a bit old now, but could someone provide the details on how to buy the lamp kit with instructions?  I have a Beomaster 2400 where the bass light is out. 

Thanks.

Welcome to the forum, where nothing gets old, the lamp kit you can buy from Martin (Dillen)

Thanks for the fast and friendly reply.  I went to the site you included in your answer, but all I could see was another forum page with some discussions about Dillen and nothing about ordering parts kits.  I will look again, but does Dillen maintain his own web site for such orders?

Go to the link, on the left side look for options, choose "start a conservation with Dillen", a new window will open, there write your subject and text, click send, Martin will answer.

Thanks, I did that.  Does he maintain a separate web site for his parts orders, or is it always done through the forum, just as I have done?

RHM wrote:

Thanks, I did that.  Does he maintain a separate web site for his parts orders, or is it always done through the forum, just as I have done?

As far as I know, Martin does not have a website, he will contact you through the mail address you provided to the forum, you and him can then agree on other ways of corrosponding if you wish. I have another mail address for Martin, but do not know if he want that on the forum.