Posts by BerndE (archived)
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Beocenter 2500 Problems
in The Workbench · Feb 15, 2012 11:28Good news. I received a new belt from Martin (Dillen). The dealer could not deliver the belt. Instead he offered a new tape drive for € 250 or a refurbished drive for € 140. That's almost the value of the complete system…
Beocenter 2500 Problems
in The Workbench · Jan 22, 2012 08:29The fuses are all good. It is definitely the belt. A local dealer is verifying if the belt is still available or not. Bernd
Beocenter 2500 Problems
in The Workbench · Jan 12, 2012 16:39Meanwhile I disassembled the rear and removed the power/preamp boards, unplugged the wires, checked for any dry joints or dead caps. No problems found. Reassembled everything, connected the Pentas and....the good sound i…
Beocenter 2500 Problems
in The Workbench · Jan 12, 2012 14:34I just did a A-B compare of the headphones socket (using a pair of A8s) with my IPod. No problem. The sound is the same. All other functions of the system are ok. The tape is not dead. When press ATAPE the tape motor sta…
Beocenter 2500 Problems
in The Workbench · Jan 12, 2012 13:35Hi, I have a Beocenter 2500 from 1992 (Type 2601). The Beocenter is connected to a pair of Penta III from 1999. A few days ago the sound that came out of the Pentas was very thin and lacking bass. First I thought that th…
MX 4000 doesn't turn on anymore
in The Workbench · Dec 20, 2010 16:35Finally found some time to continue the work...and then suddenly my MX turned on and the picture was perfect. But after a minute it turned itself off. No noise or bang. Just off. When I try to turn it on now, the LED fla…
MX 4000 doesn't turn on anymore
in The Workbench · Oct 13, 2010 06:55The blue caps look ok and I have checked to solder pads. Would this be a replacement for C102: http://www.reichelt.de/?ACTION=3;ARTICLE=7767;PROVID=2402 ? It has a different connection spacing than the original cap. Bern…
MX 4000 doesn't turn on anymore
in The Workbench · Oct 11, 2010 14:46Hi Beoworlders, I had recapped my MX 4000 6 months ago and it worked very well. Last weekend my kids heard a bang and then the TV turned off. They could switch it back on once, but since then the LED turns green for less…
MX4000 Picture with black stripes
in The Workbench · Mar 8, 2010 14:00I finally found some time to recap the mainboard as described in the MX Workshop . A complete success 🙂 The problems with the picture are gone and I'd say the picture is now as good as new. A good source for the low ESR…
MX4000 Picture with black stripes
in The Workbench · Nov 28, 2009 12:02Hello Beoworlders, a few weeks ago my MX4000 (model 7870 from 1998) started to have black stripes and shadows in the picture. The stripes are not always visible, so it seems to be a slack joint or a dying component. This…