Beolab 5. When you need help with your ICE module

[Frog]

Strange… my B&O repairer (AV Services) say that B&O have an exchange programme for the chassis – it’s returned to B&O and they send a refurbished (and programmed one) back. I suggest you ask your dealer to talk to B&O.

[Eric Peters]

I have a set of Beolab 5’s which were both repaired (with refurbished main chassis) in December 2021.  One of these now has again a defect, it picks up AM noise on the tweeter only.  Currently the main chassis replacement has doubled in price compared to 3 years ago and delivery times are apparently more than 6 months. Combine that with a good chance a board will fail again soon (they are filled with Elco’s) I am reluctant to go the official route again.

My B&O dealer gave me a modest trade inn value on 28’s and a very good trade in value on 50’s, in fact that was more than the price I paid new for the 5’s. But even with that trade in value I still have to pay 40k Euro for a set of 50’s and that is beyond the divorce amount.  So, maybe I can repair them myself?

 

Edit:

The PCB6,  B&O – Beolab 5 Ice system1 has a failure and it is available online at kosetrading for 650 Euro. But the failure is probably a small smd component costing less than 1 euro.

is there anyone who can help me repair them?

 

any help is appreciated,

thanks,

Eric.

[Iksloworbod]

Good morning gentelmans:)

@Beobuddy

Do you still repair modules for BL5? If so, please let me know what the repair terms are and the approximate cost.

 

@mhenryk

First of all, are you from Poland? Second… Did you manage to fix your BL5? I have the exact same symptoms…

 

@to all members

Does anyone have “instructions” on how to disassemble a BL5 speaker and remove the damaged module? Any well-known tips and tricks?

Will be thanksfull for your answer.

Regards Konrad

Location: Brzeg/Poland

Favourite Product: Beolab 5, BeoVision 9

Signature: I am a happy owner of BV9 and BL5, completely addicted to their form and image and sound reproduction.

[Frog]

The disassembly instructions are in the service manual which can be downloaded from this site

[Iksloworbod]

@ Frog

Thank you for the fast reaction to my post:)

Could you please send me the download link for this file, because I can’t find it on this site 🙁
Thanks in advance

Konrad

Location: Brzeg/Poland

Favourite Product: Beolab 5, BeoVision 9

Signature: I am a happy owner of BV9 and BL5, completely addicted to their form and image and sound reproduction.

[Iksloworbod]

@Eric Peters

Dear Eric:) Did you manage to fix your BL5? If yes, where you did it?

Regards Konrad

Location: Brzeg/Poland

Favourite Product: Beolab 5, BeoVision 9

Signature: I am a happy owner of BV9 and BL5, completely addicted to their form and image and sound reproduction.

[Eric Peters]

There is a independent repai person in the Netherlands which repairs various B&O equipment among which the BL5.

He found the error quite quickly and repaired it. But he also replaced a lot of other parts which he knew could also fail in the future.
That said, I ended up selling them to a Second Life shop. Because the components simply become fragile across the board, I think replacing the entire electronics with one of the DSP powered, class D plate amplifiers you can buy nowadays is probably a better solution for BL5’s that need repair. But somebody needs to design a physical solution or adapter to fit this in the BL5

I actually expected something, a re release,  from B&O with their 100 existence this year. But this has not happened.

[Frog]

The service manual is under products>Beolab5>Downloads

[mhenryk]

Hi @Iksloworbod

Yes, I’m from Poland and I live not that far from you 🙂

At this point, my chassis are with @Beobuddy . Apparently they exhibit some rare/unusual problems with their DSPs boards. I guess @Beobuddy would be best person to comment here.

I love Beolab 5 sound and their design/look but they have a lot of electronics inside. It looks like that electronic shows its age much quicker than for example equipment from 70-ties/80-ties…

Hopefully you can get your Beolab 5 going again. It is entirely possible that issue is simple. Best person to judge would be @Beobuddy

Cheers,
Henryk

 

[Iksloworbod]

Dear @Eric Peters

It’s interesting what you’re writing about “Second life shop” for your speakers…  Although in my case, handing them over to someone else is impossible – I’ve become too attached to them.

Anyway, thanks for the information.
If you could also provide contact information for this person “in the Netherlands”, it would be wonderfull for any potential BO5 users with problems.

Wish you the best Konrad

Location: Brzeg/Poland

Favourite Product: Beolab 5, BeoVision 9

Signature: I am a happy owner of BV9 and BL5, completely addicted to their form and image and sound reproduction.

[Iksloworbod]

Dear @Frog,

Thank you for this link.

Wish you the best Konrad

Location: Brzeg/Poland

Favourite Product: Beolab 5, BeoVision 9

Signature: I am a happy owner of BV9 and BL5, completely addicted to their form and image and sound reproduction.

[Iksloworbod]

Dear @mhenryk:)

I thought we were both from Poland and that you repaired your chassis with @Beobuddy 🙂
Is there any way I could contact you directly? By phone or email?
Just in case, here’s my email address: konrad-dobrowolski@wp.pl
Best regards. Konrad

Location: Brzeg/Poland

Favourite Product: Beolab 5, BeoVision 9

Signature: I am a happy owner of BV9 and BL5, completely addicted to their form and image and sound reproduction.

[Eric Peters]

Repair in the Netherlands

 

https://link.marktplaats.nl/m1304415283?utm_source=ios_social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_ios_tablet

[Iksloworbod]

@Eric Peters,

Thank you for your information.

Best regards Konrad

Location: Brzeg/Poland

Favourite Product: Beolab 5, BeoVision 9

Signature: I am a happy owner of BV9 and BL5, completely addicted to their form and image and sound reproduction.

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