Spent yesterday sorting out my Beolit 600.
It was in a very good shape cosmetically, with no damage at all and battery cover included. Sadly, there was no tuning string in it when I bought it. So having ordered the string from Martin I set to work!
If anyone is looking to do this then I'm sure it has been discussed before, but it is a real pain and takes patience. Martin's advice of masking taping each stage was really useful. Also remembering the process and the exact amount of turns is useful. This is contained in the service manual available on site. There isn't really an easy solution but be patient and you will get there!
The curry 400 is absolutely fine luckily, but I have got spare string if required.
Finally, has anyone found any cardboard tubing that is a good substitute for a battery cover? I need one for the 400!
Thanks!
Thanks a lot Dave thats just perfect, good pics
Collecting Vintage B&O is not a hobby, its a lifestyle.
Thanks so much Søren and Dave. Really appreciated, I'm currently away in Sweden until the end of the week which is why I've been slow replying. I should be in the UK at the weekend though so if you need anything do ask!
Ben
Getting back to these Beolits today, has anyone found an alternative for the little grey clips underneath the radio?
my purple 600 has, like many others, lost theirs and the previous owner has used some screws instead!
Great thread Ben - I'm envious of your purple 600!
Having grown up with my parents 400 (which I still have) it's the most emotionally connected of all B&O products to me.
To that end the perspex slider has yellowed and have searched for any method to de-yellow it, are you aware of anything that does the trick? I've successfully made vintage Lego bricks less yellow by using a bath of mild hydrogen peroxide, oxy action powder and UV light but apprehensive about testing on an irreplaceable Beolit slider!
Dave
MrRoast: Great thread Ben - I'm envious of your purple 600! Having grown up with my parents 400 (which I still have) it's the most emotionally connected of all B&O products to me. To that end the perspex slider has yellowed and have searched for any method to de-yellow it, are you aware of anything that does the trick? I've successfully made vintage Lego bricks less yellow by using a bath of mild hydrogen peroxide, oxy action powder and UV light but apprehensive about testing on an irreplaceable Beolit slider! Dave
Thanks Dave, good work on your cleaning panels!
Did you try the solution on the slider in the end?
Hi,
I have a related query. My Beolit 600 is in near perfect shape, works and sounds great. It is just missing the three little plastic pieces (screws? plugs?) that hold the bottom slide in place (which in turn locks the front and back panels in place). I want to make some that look like the originals and I know what they look like from the outside. I just need to figure out how they attach on the the inside, that is, the battery compartment side.
I would very much appreciate a picture if anyone could send me one.
A Elam
NYC
toptip: I would very much appreciate a picture if anyone could send me one.
here you can see what they look like, grey and black vesion:
BR / Theomaster
Vintage Bang & Olufsen
Thank you very much. \
BTW, the battery pack of my Dyson handheld vacuum gave up the ghost the other day. After I bought a new pack, I figured out that the six 18650 Li-ion batteries in the old one were actually OK, it was the electronics that had gone bad. So I put two of them in a holder, for 7.8V in series. With a little sanding of its sides, the holder fit in the Beolit 600 battery compartment well. I am testing to see how long it will let the radio play. It clearly makes the Beolit much lighter. I will upload a picture once I figure out how.
I wonder if anyone has just ONE of these to spare? I can then make a silicon mold and cast as many as need be, but need one to start with.
Here is a part of my vintage beolit collection.
And i don`t think it`s fair that i have 5 beolit 1000 when Ben S really want one.
Normally i don`t sell out of my collection,but i have decided to sell one to Ben.
So if you still are interested in a beolit 1000 Ben send me a pm.
Henrik.
Henrik,
that's really amassing collection of Beolit 1000s!
And very nice from you that you will offer one of them to Ben
Best regards,
Theomaster