chartz wrote:

I've got Tim's instructions if you like Olly.

Thank you Jacques, but I have got a slightly different idea, check your mail :-)

Hi Olly, hi Jaques,

have a Beocord 5000 Type 4705 in a good working condition but i'm also a bit afraid of the dark cloud chewing tapes over this nice tapedeck.

I'm interested in both modifications. so would be pleased if you can you send me both proposals.

One mod is to revert to single capstan drive as in the Beocenter 4000. Unfortunately, even in this guise, the cassette proves capable of destroying tapes at times! 😁

I think the 5000 is a wonderful looking deck but if you want the very best cassette player B&O made, chose from the 8004, 9000 or the newer Beocord 5000. The 8004 and 9000 certainly have a fair degree of wow factor. The problem will be the differing DIN and RCA standards for recording but the 8004 should be switchable.

How does the 5000 do that with a single capstan then? Takeup spool?