[Francois Lemahieu]

Hi Jordi, have you made some progress since then?

I have no experience whatsoever in fixing a Beogram 8002 and I certainly don’t mean to question Christian’s advice. I am starting looking into my Beogram (which used to be my father’s) as it went down a couple of months ago (same issue as yours, no standby dot). Given my father got it firsthand, I plan to test the power supply first (I have never tried resoldering before and don’t plan to give it a go on the Beogram). In case the capacitor happens to be the defective part, I have seen that beolover has a fancy replacement part for sale here: https://beolover.com/products/motor-capacitor-for-beogram-8000-and-8002?srsltid=AfmBOorVVyq1ac6mtxyNRzYs3qntusTpMdpkbGvgwSCFO5RvZbALmjbR

Francois

 

[Francois Lemahieu]

Hi Martin, thanks for your explanation about solder joints crack.

I looked at the underside of a Beogram 8002 PCB on the Internet, what a nifty piece of work! I also checked a website about soldering showcasing all kinds of jobs gone awry and I can really see myself messing-up this work of art so I guess this narrows down repair options to just one: finding the right person for the job. However I take it that if solder joints are the problem, it should be quite easy to spot any cracks just by inspecting the flip side of the PCB, right? In the same manner, looking for a defective capacitator shouldn’t be too much of a tall order? Do you need to remove it from the PCB to test it with a multimeter?

I have also looked for French forums on repairing B&O antique products but I couldn’t find any at this stage. Will keep looking but it does not seem as easy as finding the beoworld forum (which I did nearly instantly). Maybe it’s a cultural thing…

I have to say B&O didn’t completely shut the door on fixing the turntable. They told me they no longer offered repair services for old equipment as they can’t guarantee the availability of spare parts (which I find regrettable and unworthy of a brand of such high standards by the way) but could have a look at it. They  also told me that I should not expect to see it back before four to five months! But this seems to be the only risk-free option as they are the only established company I could find at this stage.

While I am at it, I also have a question about packing the cartridge. I still had the original triangular box from my Dad, however I think I saw somewhere that there is some kind of plastic cap that is supposed to come onto the cartridge or did I make that up? I did not have such a cap and I just put the cartridge as it was in the plastic box (see attached picture), did I mess up already?

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[Francois Lemahieu]

Hi premiumverum, thanks for chiming in! I am very impressed by the work you have already done on your Beogram and sorry to hear that all your efforts haven’t been rewarded yet. Thanks for sharing anyway and thanks for your advice, I will go easy on the machine and don’t plan to go any further than testing the power supply as it seems to be a logical point of entry. Given my inexperience with electronics, I would gladly have B&O look into it however they haven’t been responsive and I find it quite difficult to identify the right repairman for the job, there seems to be a lot of butchers and wannabes around. Many thanks also for pointing me to the beolover blog which is indeed a treasure trove of information!

[Francois Lemahieu]

Hey Dillen, many thanks for your quick answer! I am French and live in Paris but the turntable sits at my mother’s place in Lille (it belonged to my father who bought it firsthand something like forty years ago). It had been working perfectly well until something went wrong (what, I don’t know) in the chest hosting all the hifi/video equipment in a corner of their living room : the TV set, which was plugged in the same extension as the Beogram also did not work for a while after that. But then it started working again with no repairs being made. However the Beogram did not. So I spoke with the staff of the local B&O shop in Lille, who then got in touch with their repair center based in Aix-en-Provence, who provided the “official” B&O answer. I am not schooled in electronics but I was thinking of giving a shot at dismantling it and checking the power supply first. Is that where the capacitor is sitting? As for the solder joint, I can’t imagine them being damaged or bad as they were never touched, but you know better than I do!

 

 

[Francois Lemahieu]

Hi premiumverum, thanks for sharing your progress on solving your Beogram 8002. I also own a Beogram 8002 which is no longer responding when plugged in. People at the local B&O shop told me it was unlikely that it could be repaired as the spare parts were no longer available. I have been trying to get in touch with not so well established repairers but have failed to find one I could deem reliable at this stage. I was thinking of dismantling it myself, although I have no experience in electronics. Would you recommend doing this? Also did you manage to fix yours? How hard was it to find spareparts and who did you go to? Thanks

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