Posts by Dan Alexov
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help please with beosound 9000 no power
in BeoSound · Jun 16, 2024 16:36update - so after taking a closer look at my sauder job, I cleaned up tr21 sauder and retried - it worked - kind of. First, the standby light stayed on, and the slide engaged with the gear/motor (could no longer be slide…
help please with beosound 9000 no power
in BeoSound · Jun 10, 2024 04:58hoping to get some technical advice to fix a beosound 9000. Picked one up locally for cheap, with stand, cause it had no power. PO said he bought it a few weeks prior and it worked until one day it just turned off (no st…
modified 4500CD to be a MP3 player / tablet
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Feb 16, 2021 02:30I bought a 4500CD off ebay - it was advertised as not working. It basically powered and the lid and everything worked but the disc would not spin. I tried the common fix on replacing the cap, but that didn't work. So I d…
Beosound 1 - portable cd/radio player - cd player works but sometimes plays slow
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 23, 2020 14:59I was lucky enough to find someone giving away a Beosound 1 cd player which also came with a perfect Beo4 remote - it was free cause it would turn off after a minute or so of use - the seller had the password but it stil…
need help with beogram cd4500 - i replaced 2103 cap which helped temporarily but now dead again
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Nov 6, 2020 00:21So today I tested this 2nd ribbon cable with my multimeter - I tested every tab on the flat side for continuity on the other side it lead to - unfortunately all wires were good - I repluged it back in and still same issu…
need help with beogram cd4500 - i replaced 2103 cap which helped temporarily but now dead again
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Nov 5, 2020 14:10" the cable can sometimes break - particularly if it was pulled inadvertently during f.e. cap replacement. Martin" Thanks - I'll try that tonight. Though a little confused about the comment that the bended cable can some…
need help with beogram cd4500 - i replaced 2103 cap which helped temporarily but now dead again
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Nov 5, 2020 01:00"( Depending on drive version) check the ribbon cable for breaks. Especially where it is held by the black plastic holder before it runs in an arc to the swinging laser block. Martin" So after removing the cover and look…
need help with beogram cd4500 - i replaced 2103 cap which helped temporarily but now dead again
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Nov 3, 2020 14:58My doesn't have a black tab, but I do have a ribbon cable that twists and connnects the pcb (where the cap is on) to the drive. It looks OK but this evening I will test connectivity on each of the tabs. I'd appreciate he…
need help with beogram cd4500 - i replaced 2103 cap which helped temporarily but now dead again
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Nov 3, 2020 04:05sorry 1 more update. so after more reading I wonder if the issue is the focus. When I put in a CD and hit play the lens starts to swing and I see a little red light in the lense but the lense does not move up or down - f…
need help with beogram cd4500 - i replaced 2103 cap which helped temporarily but now dead again
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Nov 3, 2020 03:20sorry I have another update - so not sure anymore if the spindle motor is the issue - I did find that the two screws holding the motor in were loose but that cover has two tabs on it designed to push the housing of the s…
need help with beogram cd4500 - i replaced 2103 cap which helped temporarily but now dead again
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Nov 3, 2020 02:22so while waiting for some advice I decided to again remove the magnetic piece attached to pcb on the spindle motor. With in out I tried to turn the spindle motor from the top and found it to be very very stiff like almos…
need help with beogram cd4500 - i replaced 2103 cap which helped temporarily but now dead again
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Nov 3, 2020 01:03well I got the new caps today from poland (I believe) which are the old style blue ones. I installed it and sadly made no difference. The lense swings back and forth but the spindle motor doesn't even turn a bit. I found…
newbie - beomaster 2400 - low volume on all inputs - already tried R136
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Oct 28, 2020 23:49I just found a way to breath life into the old 2400 beomaster even though it isn't the loudest. I have a B&O tape, B&O cd and B&O phono - before I was feeding each of the player to my big Sony amp and really only used th…
beocord 8000 - fast forward not working (everything else does) - already replaced belts
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Oct 28, 2020 04:03I bought the belts off ebay UK which were specifically for this model - the seller had a high rating so I'm confident the belts are not the issue. So I opened it up and with a tape inside fiddled a bit - I figured that i…
beocord 8000 - fast forward not working (everything else does) - already replaced belts
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Oct 27, 2020 23:37I bought this tape player in non working condition. After opening it up I found the belts broken so got replacements off ebay and installed, Put it back together and tested it - everything works except the fast forward. …
newbie - beomaster 2400 - low volume on all inputs - already tried R136
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Oct 27, 2020 23:33so I was able to source some 12V 80ma bulbs and replaced the 9 bulbs that I previous installed with these newer ones. Put it back together and it is now much better and actually can be heard quite well but at full blast …
need help with beogram cd4500 - i replaced 2103 cap which helped temporarily but now dead again
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Oct 21, 2020 15:17So after a little more reading and googling, I believe I may have installed a cap which is not the recommended one. The store I bought the 47uf 25V axial cap from said it was made by Vishay, and my reading said that BC, …
need help with beogram cd4500 - i replaced 2103 cap which helped temporarily but now dead again
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Oct 21, 2020 01:34Bought a cd4500 off ebay - got it for a steal cause although cosmetically perfect the disc would not turn. After opening it up (and testing with a disc) I saw that the laser arm would move back and forth but again the is…
Beogram cd4500 - need to open and remove lid - need advice
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Oct 20, 2020 14:34I bought a cd4500 off ebay - cosmetically great but it came with a fault where the disc doesn't turn at all (the lid opens and closes fine). So after some reading I learned that the C2103 cap is a common issue so I plan …
newbie question about Beomaster 2400 LDR (low volume)
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Oct 6, 2020 17:22So I picked up a 2400 - I connected speakers to it and on FM and tape (through a beocord) I get very low volumes. However the volume buttons do work in that if I turn it down it goes even softer (quieter) and if I turn i…