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  • #33923
    hcraig244
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      Picked this up a couple of weeks ago……should have more sense after all this time!

      s-l1600

      #33924
      hcraig244
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        Its in a bit of a state…..looks like its been through the wars

        s-l1600 (1)

        #33925
        hcraig244
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          Sold as fully functional…….however I think a bit of cleaning (quite a bit actually) and replacing of dried out capacitors will be required before power is connected, some replacement veneer too I’m thinking

          s-l1600 (2)

          #33926
          hcraig244
          BRONZE Member

            Making a start on “the low hanging fruit”,IMG_2079 to quote a project manager I once worked with. A friend of mine spent some time cleaning up the curser.  Interestingly this piece isn’t anodised like the face plate, which is probably why it oxidised so badly, I’m told that one can determine if something has been anodised by the use of a multimeter set to ohms……if something is anodised it wont conduct?….I will test this. New felt pads will be included too.

            #33927
            hcraig244
            BRONZE Member

              this is the internals…..was sold as “restored by seller”…………..

              P1016773

              #33929
              hcraig244
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                made a start on the cabinet top, was in a bit of a mess so re shaped the smashed corners ready for veneering…..P1016765

                #33930
                hcraig244
                BRONZE Member

                  I’ve decided on this african iroko veneer…..will need to stain it in order to darken it down to match the Beogram 5000 it will be paired with P1016768

                  #33931
                  hcraig244
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                    This is a slow and painstaking exercise requiring a lot of sanding and swearing…….cant hurry the glue drying process either….P1016771

                    #33932
                    hcraig244
                    BRONZE Member

                      Oh…..and this has arrived from Frede……such excellent work, was a little miffed at having to pay import duty on it now that we are free from the EU ;¬)P1016775

                      #33933
                      hcraig244
                      BRONZE Member

                        Cabinet top veneer finished, shame to stain it actually….I quite like the iroko wood grain, but will have to match the Beolab or it will look odd.P1016777

                        #33934
                        hcraig244
                        BRONZE Member

                          Side panels have also had a clean up and a coat of primer applied…..P1016779

                          #33935
                          hcraig244
                          BRONZE Member

                            This is what was living beneath the bottom cover…….

                            P1016789

                            #33936
                            hcraig244
                            BRONZE Member

                              And I have now discovered the basis for the “restored by seller” claim on ebay……

                              P1016788

                              #33937
                              hcraig244
                              BRONZE Member

                                This was interesting….on removing the front panel for shipping to Frede I discovered a wad of folded paper wedged between the panel and the chassis……..cant imagine what it was doing there?

                                P1016782

                                #33938
                                hcraig244
                                BRONZE Member

                                  disconnected and removed the tuning meter, front lens is a little cloudy from too much UV and some debris has got between the two halfs of the assembly….making it look unkept. Cant do a lot about the cloudy lens…I have tried in the past to no avail….but I can clean away the debris……..

                                  P1016785

                                  #33939
                                  hcraig244
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                                    Not perfect…..but I’m happy with the result…..

                                    P1016793

                                    #33940
                                    hcraig244
                                    BRONZE Member

                                      New feet arrived in the post…….drilled the old ones out and fixed these with bolts.P1016795

                                      #33941
                                      hcraig244
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                                        And made a start on the trimers……P1016799

                                        #33942
                                        hcraig244
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                                          Finished with the replacement of trimmers and capacitors, all except the channel seperation trimmer…thought I would wait until the unit is up and running before playing around with a replacement for that one.

                                          P1016803

                                          #33943
                                          hcraig244
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                                            Thought I would check the fuses out too before powering up…..this is what I found.

                                            P1016802

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