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Nice work Guy, I have a few of these waiting for a winter project.
Many thanks.ย I have just ordered a new battery, and I may drop AVA Services an email to see if they stock any Beocom 2 spares – it would be good to get the proper track/point joystick if it’s still stocked.ย I will report back here if they have it.
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I used two thin guitar plectrums, and slid them down each side of the display cover from the top.ย There are actually four little clips on the display cover, two at the top and two at the bottom.ย The display cover then lifts up away from the LCD.ย (You don’t have to remove any of the keyboard buttons, as the display cover is not clipped in this area).
Co-incidentally I took mine to pieces again yesterday to fit that new pointer.ย It works, but for some reason the LCD display fades and disappears after several hours.ย I can refresh the screen by turning off and on again, but there is obviously still something wrong.ย Perhaps the LCD itself is faulty.
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The guitar plectrums were very thin plastic. You could also use the corners of bank or credit cards but they may be too thick.
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Please can you tell me where this Plectrums are from, canโt find it anywhere. Thanks Manfred
Like these, from any music shop or Amazon:ย ย https://www.amazon.co.uk/Different-Thickness-Non-slip-Plectrums-Electric/dp/B09Y1VXHK4
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A photo of the back of the display frame would be helpful so that we know what the retaining lugs look like.
I just removed it again to take a couple of photos.ย I noticed that one of my clips is indeed missing (blue circle), but it still seems to hold together well.ย The red circles show where the clips in red in the bottom photo hold.
EDIT:ย There are some very small clips just above the keyboard no 1 and 2 buttons.ย The cover pivots awayย from these as you remove it; there is no need to apply any tools in this area.
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I think that the correct order is earpiece, gauze (thin black sheet), felt/foam, metal.ย ย My foam had perished so I didn’t bother with that.ย When re-assembling, it can be held in place in the plastic cover using the small piece of tape on the metal piece.
The display disconnects at the circuit board.ย In my first post in the thread, you can see the white ribbon connector at the top left of the second photo.ย So, yes you will need to dismantle further following the YouTube video that I linked.
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Good work – I’ll be interested to hear if you can get hold of a new display and whether it cures the fault.
Hopefully this thread will encourage others to fix their BC2s while replacement parts still exist.
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Hopefully this thread will encourage others to fix their BC2s while replacement parts still exist.
โฆ And people still have land lines
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how much is the stick from AVA Service?
ยฃ4.96 including 20% VAT
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