Posts by Placidpete
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To retip or not to retip MMC6000
in Cartridge · Apr 2, 2023 10:43Hi, I have used Franz-Josef Schulte at FJS Tonabnehmer Service GmbH & Co.KG for several cartridge rebuilds with excellent results. Hope this helps. info@tonabnehmerservice.de regards Gordon
Beogram 5500 carriage string fabrication
in BeoGram · Feb 10, 2021 00:09I recently acquired a BG5500 for restoration and found that the carriage drive string and its spring were both missing, mostly likely because the post H was broken off. I fitted a small screw, washer and nut to create a …
Beogram 5500 lid / cover
in BeoGram · Oct 14, 2020 13:19Thanks Wilfried I would prefer the BG5500 lid as it seems that it is the same as my original. I still have the hinges and the dark grey plastic section at the rear so I only need the clear plastic/alu part if you want to…
Beogram 5500 lid / cover
in BeoGram · Oct 13, 2020 20:43Hi, do you still have a BG5500 lid? I need to replace mine so would be interested. regards Gordon
Looking for service manual for Beogram CD 4500
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Jan 20, 2019 23:20I would also be very keen to have a copy of the service manual to repair my faulty CD4500 please. Gordon
Pairing Beoplay A1 with bluetooth transmitter
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 12, 2017 12:55Has anyone had success pairing A1 to a bluetooth transmitter? I am trying to use a bluetooth transmitter (Taotronics TT-BA10) to link the aux socket from Beomaster 1700 to my Beoplay A1 via bluetooth. I have switched off…
Advice on Beomaster 2200 with 2 pairs of speakers
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Oct 18, 2017 13:01Hi everyone I have a much loved Beomaster 2200 still sounding great and originally with a pair of Beovox S35 speakers. I have recently acquired a very nice pair of S55's which I have also connected to the second output. …
BeoCentre 7000 top cover spring?
in The Workbench · Jun 3, 2009 03:35Sorry Andrew - I meant the programming cover but I think I've figured it out now and have the spring back in place and working again. My 7000 is now fully cleaned and restored and all functions working perfectly again.
BeoCentre 7000 top cover spring?
in The Workbench · Jun 1, 2009 14:52Can anyone please tell me the correct orientation to refit the long cover spring on the BeoCentre 7000? I've donwloaded the service manual but it's still not obvious to me! Thanks
Beomaster 2200 with poor sound quality on phono
in The Workbench · May 29, 2009 19:08Thanks Andrew Careful cleaning and a tiny amount of sewing machine oil fixed both tape drive and turntable. Everything works fine now. By the way, does anyone know what the sticky material is that is used on the plastic …
Beomaster 2200 with poor sound quality on phono
in The Workbench · May 27, 2009 18:11Problem solved! I rigged a temporary cable from the Beocentre 7000 cartridge output to the DIN phono input on the BM2200 and got good sound on both channels confirming the 2200 was OK. I then traced the problem on the 30…
Beomaster 2200 with poor sound quality on phono
in The Workbench · May 26, 2009 18:35So now I also have a Beocentre 7000 with working turntable and good sound on S-45 speakers to continue the faultfinding. The cassette deck is not working but I'll look into that later. My plan is to rig a connection from…
Beomaster 2200 with poor sound quality on phono
in The Workbench · May 22, 2009 11:26Thanks. I opened the DIN plug and the connections looked OK - no sign of solder splashes or flux. I re-soldered anyway but it made no difference. I also tried with/without the ground wire on the DIN shell. I ran a separa…
Beomaster 2200 with poor sound quality on phono
in The Workbench · May 20, 2009 10:43Thanks Martin Unfortunately I don't have access to another turntable or cartridge so I'm just going to have to try to debug this the hard way. I have been in touch with the previous owner of the 3000 who is very trustwor…
Beomaster 2200 with poor sound quality on phono
in The Workbench · May 20, 2009 08:30Thanks Martin. Whilst I'm waiting trying to find a test record, I measured around the power supply and here's what I found, I'd be grateful for your comments: P31-1, -31.53V, 250mVpp sawtooth ripple P31-2, +31.15V, 580mV…
Beomaster 2200 with poor sound quality on phono
in The Workbench · May 19, 2009 08:55Thanks Martin. I have now replaced all of the electrolytic caps and noticed C3 in the power supply had been leaking so I thought I had found the culprit but unfortunately the problem remains. I have also just repaired my…
Beomaster 2200 with poor sound quality on phono
in The Workbench · May 10, 2009 16:50Thanks Martin, I have the original documentation for the BM2200 which includes good circuit diagrams - will the service manual offer much additional information?. In a previous life I was a computer engineer so I'm comfo…
Beomaster 2200 with poor sound quality on phono
in The Workbench · May 9, 2009 17:09My Beomaster 2200 with Beogram 3000 has horrible sound quality on phono. Treble sounds rough, bass is distorted and choppy and the volume is low (needs to be at 8 to be reasonably audible but previously 3 was fine). On F…
Beogram 3000 connection to a Beomaster 2200
in BeoGram · May 9, 2009 17:03Hi, I'm trying to connect a Beogram 3000 with 7-pin DIN plug to a Beomaster 2200 with 5-pin DIN phono socket. Since I don't plan to use Beolink I thought it would be OK just to snap off the extra pins in the Beogram plug…