Posts by Velvet (archived2)
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What Are You Working On Now
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Mar 25, 2020 16:47I have a lot of free time these days because of the lockdown. I fixed my beogram 4000, and today it was the turn of the beomaster 1200 which had been waiting for a revision for too long. It is an intact, complete and ori…
What Are You Working On Now
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Mar 25, 2020 16:33I have a lot of free time these days because of the lockdown. I fixed my beogram 4000, and today it was the turn of the beomaster 1200 which had been waiting for a revision for too long. It is an intact, complete and ori…
Beogram 4000 Type 5215 - Self power-on issue
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Mar 23, 2020 18:44Hi Craig, thanks for your tip. I will check the contacts for sure! Roberto
MMC20 EN
in Italiano · Mar 22, 2020 15:21Ciao , se si e' solo staccata la protezione in plastica basta incollarla con del buon adesivo. Per la pulizia dello stilo usa un pennellino imbevuto di detersivo per piatti diluito (no alcool, potrebbe scegliere i collan…
Beogram 4000 Type 5215 - Self power-on issue
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Mar 22, 2020 15:16Dear friends, during this period of lockdown here in Italy due to Coronavirus I have time to try solving the "repeat" issue on my beloved Beogram 4000. A couple of years ago it was recapped, new reed glass elements fitte…
Financial Times “Bang & Olufsen dives 27%”
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 21, 2018 09:25Long time ago B&O was a leading pioneer in design and tech research. This ended during the early 2000s; now they are selling overpriced luxury objects with a baraque and questionable design (to be rude, many products see…
Beogram 4000 Type 5215 - dial lights issue [solved]
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 12, 2018 22:51Just to complete, time for final adjustments before connecting to an amp... - re-checked motor supply voltages, frequency and distortion. I lowered voltage to 6,10 volts @33rpm just (manual says not to go over 6,5V so I …
Beogram 4000 Type 5215 - dial lights issue [solved]
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 12, 2018 08:13Thanks Craig. I could find the problem related to unrecognized 7" records. It was simply the spring that should press the corresponding button on the arm contacts board which was not low enough to be effective. Sorry I d…
Beogram 4000 Type 5215 - dial lights issue [solved]
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 11, 2018 22:18Hello again, reed switches arrived and carefully fitted in the relays. Everything fine, now the BG shuts off and powers on how it should. Thanks. Another couple of issues to solve, the main is 7" records not recognised. …
A Beogram 4000
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 4, 2018 11:58Beolover kit is a true beauty. Hot glue and adhesive felts (the ones you put under the chairs legs) will do the trick to keep the original brackets with smaller caps. I did this way, and the result is not that bad.
Beogram 4000 Type 5215 - dial lights issue [solved]
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 4, 2018 11:52Yeah, sorry Craig.. But you saved both of us Martin, we didn't know the Reed tubes are replaceable 🙂 It will be a late night, keep-calm affair (those tiny coil wires are so close to the tubes soldering points..) but let…
Beogram 4000 Type 5215 - dial lights issue [solved]
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 3, 2018 23:06I did a test. Cut the red +24V wire from the reed "always on" switch and temporarily connected with the +24 grey wire on the other working relay: everything fine, lamps off when TT is in standby and lamps ON together wit…
Beogram 4000 Type 5215 - dial lights issue [solved]
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 3, 2018 20:59Beogram 4000 Type 5215 - dial lights issue [solved]
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 3, 2018 20:56Thanks Dillen. I took some measures around the relays, both in stand-by and On. Please see pic.
Beogram 4000 Type 5215 - dial lights issue [solved]
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 3, 2018 13:03Great! But i guess the original switches AT is unknown...or not?
Beogram 4000 Type 5215 - dial lights issue [solved]
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 3, 2018 13:03Great! But i guess the original switches AT is unknown...or not?
Beogram 4000 Type 5215 - dial lights issue [solved]
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 3, 2018 10:27OMG that sounds a difficult challenge... I will take some measures around the relay this evening. I guess there are no direct interchangeable parts on the market today :-(
Beogram 4000 Type 5215 - dial lights issue [solved]
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 3, 2018 08:16Hello, first post here in this wonderful forum. I started recapping and fine-tuning my BG4000. This beauty came from UK (I live in Italy) around 2005 in terrible conditions because of a bad packaging. Luckily nothing was…