Posts by PeterFrancis (archived2)
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Another day, another Beogram 4000 problem
in BeoGram · Jul 9, 2014 17:45Good afternoon, I really do try not to post inane questions about Beogram electronics well beyond my expertise, but today, I think I've earned it: Started the day with a dead 4000, a service manual and a soldering iron, …
Surround Module
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Oct 20, 2012 16:51Dear Workbench, Is it a common opinion that the performance of the surround module of old (dolby digital), which could be found anything from a beovision 1 to a beosystem 2, never quite had the edge over the stereo Power…
Beogram CD 5500 disc reading problems
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Jun 10, 2012 17:47Ben, If you've just bought it, don't forget the transport screws on the bottom. PF
Beogram 4002 Tonearm
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Jun 10, 2012 12:13D'oh. Thought I was getting somewhere then. I'm going for the solenoid. To respond to Dillen, the one switch I have appears to work perfectly but isn't ever activated as the solenoid mechanism doesn't move in the first p…
Beovision Avant VHS Model
in General Discussion & Questions · Jun 9, 2012 01:05Press LIST until AV appears on the Beo4 display, then press DVD. The screen will go off but the sound will remain. You can control the DVD player as normal with the Beo4. If you don't have AV on your list: Hold the off b…
Beogram 4002 Tonearm
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Jun 9, 2012 00:48Well, thank you everyone for your ideas. I have just spotted that I have a missing diode, the 1n4004 in front of the coil. It was probably knocked off when the platter was pushed down at some point: It does sit very clos…
Beogram 4002 Tonearm
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · May 30, 2012 21:26Thanks everyone, gives me the guts to go and click the frame open again. The mechanism moves without a problem, so I will start going through the connexions around the solenoid. There's no danger of me servicing it mysel…
Beogram 4002 Tonearm
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · May 29, 2012 22:19Dear Workbench, There are lots of archived discussions on problems with tonearm movement on Beogram 4000/2/4 and 6000s and it seems that freeing the seized lubricated points on the mechanism is the solution, when there i…
Beomaster 5500 - operation without remote
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Mar 29, 2012 23:47Oh go on then, I'll kill this one. Get a Beo4 and, unlike with the Beolink 1000, you will retain command of the much prized LOUDNess function.
Rustic BeoVision 10
in General Discussion & Questions · Mar 12, 2012 14:42Rather than tha traditional 'How do I control my Sky box with my LX2502' first post, I thought I'd share my BV10-inspired chalkboard, complete with bark frame... Good luck with the puns, Pete