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Hello all,
Would you think a 5V USB to RJ45 cable could do the trick too?
A long time wish of mine is to get some sound im my garage. I already bought a BeoLab2000 for that reason. I like the idea that I can control source and volume without a remote or app. The only problem is that I cannot elegantly bring an ML cable to my garage. So my plan B is to use an Airport Express (as a wireless client), connected to a BLC, connected to the BL2000. Until I realized I need to power the ML network with an A. Master. I do have a spare 1611 that could do that, but I like the idea to use the BLC’s USB for that (and to keep the chain of boxes limited to two).
(OK I admit, that is a third box. And they are rare and/or expensive to various level of craziness!)
Reading the text, I was hoping that I could fabricate a cable that just brings the 5V USB of one socket to the correct RJ45 pins of the RJ45 ML socket of the BLC. Or am I seeing this way too simple? Has anyone done this?
I am doubting myself, as the ML handbook says:
– supply voltage: -7 V to -15V, in standby -3V to -15V
+ supply voltage: +7 V to +15 V, in standby +3V to +15V
Hope someone else has been wondering about this also 🙂
Peter Pan is missed…
Regards, Johan
Just found this old thread about the ML Power box https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/p/16217/141383.aspx
There is especially on post that mention this:
Where the last part I have underlined with red might be a dealbreaker.
Hope someone else has been wondering about this also
I have been wondering about that powerbox indeed, and would very much like to know how much there is in it.
It migth be that it has to generate both the positive and the negative voltage to support the systems that need both.
However the Beolab 2000 among others only has connections for the positive voltage according to the specifications in the servicemanual for it:
And on the diagram
So it might be that by supplying the postive voltage to pin 12 is enough.
In some of my testing with the BL3500 this was not enough for stand alone operation, but in this case where you also has the ML data signals from the BLC it might be that could be enough.
Looking at one of the other diagrams for the BL2000 I can see that the positive voltage fromt the ML connector is used to activate a transistor that activates a conenction called ML CON, which I assume is a way to tell the BL2000 that it is connected to ML.
I don’t know if it is this simple, but If you have some pieces of ML cables that are cut on the middle you could probably try to make an adapter.
I can also try some testing with a BL3500 but might not be before next week I have the time for it
No flux capacitor! It does have an LED though.
I really cannot tell what the (tiny!) electronics do. If I did not capture a detail that is of use, let me know, and I can try to make a close-up with a camera.No flux capacitor! It does have an LED though
I really cannot tell what the (tiny!) electronics do. If I did not capture a detail that is of use, let me know, and I can try to make a close-up with a camera.Thanks for the look inside. At least it’s not just an empty box with some wirering from USB to RJ45 😉 but I can be discussed if the components inside reflects the price these boxes are sold at used.
I tried to google the 5 pin IC and it looks like it’s some kind of power regulator
https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/pfki-24844731397.html
The small 3 legged transistor looking components seems to be some kind of diode
https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/a7-smd-diode-19562740788.html
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