Posts by geearr (archived)
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Beomaster 5500 How do I enable Speaker 2 with MCP6500 ?
in North America · Feb 13, 2012 21:11Hi Jeremy Last week, I encountered a similar problem on a BM5500 which had been given to me and I managed to get that one to work properly. I have just found this thread and can easily relate to all of the points that ha…
Beogram CDX disc loading problem
in The Workbench · Jan 12, 2012 22:23Hello sonavor I rebuilt my CDX hinge a few years ago but unfortunately, I have been battling with this same problem for quite a while now. About a year ago, I set up all of the limit switches according to the manual and …
Your latest purchase?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 11, 2012 19:44[quote user="TerryM"] After a very long time of the head ruling the heart,with a further recent demo,the heart won,and I have ordered a BV7-55,BL7-4,and a pair of BL3s. [/quote] You won't regret the BV7-55, I have just b…
Anyone into slide rules?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 11, 2012 19:25This little beauty helped me through university many years ago. The inner six concentric circles are equivalent to a 50 inch slide rule. Still in perfect working order and does not require a capacitor change.🙂 Regards G…
Beogram 8002: Help Reinstalling Circuit Board
in BeoGram · Dec 30, 2011 07:04Hello Matt I think that the following picture might show the spring that you are concerned about. If it is, then it is used to clamp the red display into the slot in the board. The spring hooks on the side of the board a…
Beomaster 8000 Volume Control Damping Gone
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 16, 2011 20:28Hi Rudy I had a similar problem on my BM8000. When I opened up the front, I found a broken rubber "O" ring hanging from one of the ribbon cables. This O ring was part of the volume wheel assembly. The assembly was fairly…
BM 4000 Mexico
in The Workbench · Dec 16, 2011 20:16Lovely work Soren, I always think that this is the best part of any project, the time when you give the woodwork a good dose of TLC. A liberal coating of wax and a good shine seems to enhance the sound as well, making al…
6000 QUAD Project
in The Workbench · Nov 19, 2011 03:42Hello Olly Sorry for the late reply but I have been out of the loop for a while, overseas on business actually. Thanks for sharing your video showing the delay circuit on the BM6000 speakers. The “thud” that I heard was …
Beogram 1200-starting 'slide bar'-what pulls it back after it engages on the wheel?
in BeoGram · Aug 26, 2011 05:05Hi I have had a look at the service manual and the parts that you might be interested in appear to be Nos 71, 72 and 73, designated as start button, start arm and start spring. If that is the case, then I have some old p…
6000 QUAD Project
in The Workbench · Jun 28, 2011 03:23Hello Olly I definitely agree with your thoughts on this type of amplifier and have been wondering myself how the design can ever work without causing a “thud” on startup. I have used the scope to have a look at the volt…
6000 QUAD Project
in The Workbench · Jun 27, 2011 21:36Graham and Eugene Thanks for your positive response. I too like reading this type of thread. When the more experienced people contribute their wealth of knowledge, these documents can become invaluable sources of informa…
6000 QUAD Project
in The Workbench · Jun 27, 2011 08:07Hi Everyone The latest update on the quad has both good news and bad news. First the good news. After fixing the control panel, I reassembled the unit to give it a serious test run. The first problem I encountered was re…
6000 QUAD Project
in The Workbench · Jun 17, 2011 23:54Hi Everyone Thanks for all of the recent feedback, it has all been examined and I continue to find your comments very helpful and supportive. The next phase was to try and improve the sensitivity of the keyboard because …
6000 QUAD Project
in The Workbench · Jun 17, 2011 00:49Hi everyone I have definitely come to the conclusion that fixing a 6000 quad is not easy and there are pitfalls everywhere. On my last session, I wanted to lift the tuning indicator slide to access the amplifier board. I…
6000 QUAD Project
in The Workbench · Jun 15, 2011 23:53Hi Everyone I thought that I should provide an update to let you know how the finishing touches are progressing. As usual, the last 5% of any project always seems to take 50% of the time and this project is no exception.…
Beovox S45
in For Sale · Jun 8, 2011 06:57Hi Leslie Very nice looking speakers and stands and excellent photos too. What resolution are these photos displayed at? My low resolution photos on Beoworld always look disappointing. Regards Geoff
Form 1 New Strap Mod Pictures
in General Discussion & Questions · Jun 7, 2011 00:16Hi I like what you have done here, very professional looking. Now we have to find a good way to replace the foam pieces?? Regards Geoff
6000 QUAD Project
in The Workbench · May 30, 2011 19:38[quote user="Søren Mexico"]if I get down to the pure alu I go all the way until the whole surface is clean and even, then clean with acetone, use clean gloves, dont touch the clean surface with your fingers, emidiately a…
6000 QUAD Project
in The Workbench · May 30, 2011 19:33[quote user="Step1"] @Geoff there have been threads where people have tried refinishing Beogram switch panels which are essentially the same as this model. Try searching if that helps! I have to do the same on a couple o…
6000 QUAD Project
in The Workbench · May 30, 2011 08:34Hi Eugene Getting good photos of this machine has proved difficult for me but the photo below shows what we are up against. This was in the as-received condition with heavy wear on most of the popular keys. One of my fir…