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The “lead” is what remains of an original indoor AM antenna.
In reality merely a plug with a 3m lead.Here, most of the plug has gone missing, leaving only yhe lead and the pin.
Thanks Martin – in that case I will put it in a box with my other AM antennas! ?
EDIT: Thanks for the photo. I just went to said box (actually a tin) and found that exact antenna complete with plug, albeit not in a bag. So why do some of my other AM antennas (possibly not B&O) also have a wire connected to the second (earth?) pin?
EDIT 2: I think it may be because the others are actually FM antennas??
EDIT 3: I think this useful page answers most of my questions! https://technical.beoworld.org/Aerial/default.asp
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Some of you may have seen my thread about cleaning up an eBay purchase BL1000 and Video Terminal here: https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/what-are-you-working-on-now/page/3/#post-20831
As part of the same eBay ‘win’ came a few other bits and pieces:
Firstly, what I now know (from Google) is a ‘Transcriptor Sweep Arm’ – read all about it here: https://www.transcriptors.audio/accessories/
I think mine has been modified so that it can either stand alone or slot into a space on a particular turntable. I was quite surprised at the new price – and very surprised to read somewhere that the brush may be squirrel hair!
Secondly an unknown cable which I presume is an antenna of some kind – possibly B&O? It has a single square connector on one end.
It’s always quite fun when you are not quite sure what you are buying and it turns out to be something of interest ?
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Almost forgot – also included was this piece of paper that I have seen before but never really studied, showing differences between the Mk2 and Mk3 BL1000.
I have photographed both sides of the guide to show the interesting thing (to me, anyway!) – that the BL1000 Mk2 was subtly different in the North American market.
If you are still awake and remotely (?) interested, I’ll let you spot the difference!
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ABC instead of TEXT? Whatever ABC is?
Yes strange, and maps across to >> on the Mk3. So on the N.American Mk2 do both ABC and >> send the same command? It’s unusual for B&O to duplicate functions.
Also the N.American one has a MENU button in lieu of SAT (as just mentioned by trackbeo!)
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Nope, at least not to a BeoCenter 9500: >> fast-forwards, and ABC does nothing. But SHIFT-ABC seems to do the same thing as the “Programming” touch control.
Thanks – so SHIFT ABC behaves differently to MENU (Shift TEXT being MENU on the non N.American one without a MENU button)?
That “Transcriptor Sweep Arm” was a fancy substitute for the old Watts “Dust Bug”. Supposedly one could hear the front nylon bristles of a Dust Bug scraping away (so the following velvet roller could pick up the dislodged crud better) — thru the stylus & cartridge!
Thanks – these fancy turntable accessories are a whole new world of learning!
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The “lead” is what remains of an original indoor AM antenna.
In reality merely a plug with a 3m lead.Here, most of the plug has gone missing, leaving only the lead and the pin.
Martin
An interesting ‘mash up’ of a BeoCenter 2000 from an eBay shop aptly named ‘all sorts’:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235178702242
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