Beosound 9000 sledge touches the back of the CDs

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becho4
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Posted March 8, 2014 at 21:29 GMT
#2199565

Hi,

I just bought a Beosound 9000 Mk3 and noticed that sledge touches the back of the CDs when moving from one CD to another one.

I found nothing related to this in the B&O service manual. There are some posts in this forum but coudn't find any other solution than visiting the B&O shop (which I would like to avoid).

I have removed the CD clamper and had a look at the sledge looking for some screws to adjust the distance to the CDs but found nothing.

The sledge doesn't touch the CDs in horizontal position on a table but it does on the vertical stand. I saw that the CD mechanism is hold by 4 springs with foam inside so I assume that on the table the weight of the mechanism is enough to compress a little bit the springs increasing the gap.

Is there something wore out? Is it posible to adjust the gap in some way? Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

Alfonso

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Valve1
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Posted March 8, 2014 at 22:01 GMT
#2199566

becho4 wrote:
The sledge doesn't touch the CDs in horizontal position on a table but it does on the vertical stand.

There is an adjustment on the back of the 9000 for vertical table and horizontal use. Have you tried that ?

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Beobuddy
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Posted March 8, 2014 at 22:03 GMT
#2199567

If springs are adjusted the right way, replace the rockerarm. Common fault.

Replaced by removing bottomplate for acces.

Location: Utrecht

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becho4
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Posted March 9, 2014 at 20:39 GMT
#2199568

Yes, it is in the correct position according to the manual

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becho4
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Posted March 9, 2014 at 20:51 GMT
#2199569

You mean replacing just item "9134 Rocker arm" in the diagram?

Does B&O sell that component individually?

 

 

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Beobuddy
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Posted March 10, 2014 at 07:07 GMT
#2199570

Yes, that's him.

Sold separately if your dealer is willing to.

Replace the rocker arm by removing the bottom-plate. Mind the ground leads which are connected to the plate.

Location: Utrecht

Quite a challenge to achieve "Less is More" while having the Beovirus.
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becho4
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Posted March 11, 2014 at 07:54 GMT
#2199571

I have inspected the rocker arm and everything looks ok to me. I see no sign of wear or bending.

I understand that the problem could be that the rocker arm doesn't pull up enough for the CD mechanism, but I tried to pull up using a screwdriver on the CD mechanism handle and I didn't feel there was any clearance.

I'm curious, what could be wrong with this rocker arm?

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Beobuddy
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Posted March 11, 2014 at 08:07 GMT
#2199572

Correct.

You can't see that the arm is bend. Only next to a new one will show you the difference.

Location: Utrecht

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Beobuddy
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Posted March 11, 2014 at 08:10 GMT
#2199573

Don't forget to transfer the transparent piece at the "handle" side.

Location: Utrecht

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becho4
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Posted March 12, 2014 at 09:39 GMT
#2199574

I was able to slightly bend the arm using a hammer with a rubber tip (out of the beosound of course). After some trial and error the Beosound 9000 works fine again.

I think the arm is made of a magnesium alloy which is easy to deform.

Thank you very much for your help Beobuddy!

 

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