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Interesting. Well as long as we all make the necessary adjustments to our contacts it shouldn’t hinder the sales and excellence offered by Beoparts, ahem! sorry, I mean Danish Sound Parts.
I love how you referenced ‘our’ Martin. The man himself guided me through lots of repairs and good use tips over the years. He is indeed our own treasure (among a lot of you good ol’ Beopeople from this site).

Nice bit of news there Beobuddy!

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Update:

Well well what a fun little journey that was 😀
I am now the exceedingly happy owner of a fully working and stunning Beogram 6500!

So as @Dillen suggested I found a replacement transformer from a well known auction website for sixty five pounds.
It came supplied with a fused circuit board (with the large capacitor) but had different traces to the one on my Beogram so I just soldered the new transformer to the original board and fitted it.

When power was added the Beogram was alive. It wouldn’t track though. This baffled me for ages – until I decided to open up my Beogram 3500 to use as a reference. After checking the two I noticed the wires for the lamp were connected to the two pins for the motor, and vice-versa. I changed them over and presto the deck operated as normal.

Next up I had to raise the platter to the correct height. Then the arm followed by the tonearm. Finally I adjusted the drop point because the stylus was slipping off the record at the start. (Worst nightmare)

The tracking weight was set at over 1.5 so I pulled that back to just on 1.

Big moment. Connected the Beogram up to the BM and sat for the next couple of hours enjoying some of my favourite LPs 😎

As always, I couldn’t have done this without the years of knowledge, resources and friendly people on this site to give me the confidence to try.

(Two photos – the ‘how lucky am I?’ using one Beogram to check against the other scenario. And the BG6500 up and running at last ❤️)

 

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I too have drawer issues with a Beocord 6500. Just thought I would add that on mine the drawer tyres have hardened and become elliptical – I guess from where the Beocord has sat in one position for a long time. This will no doubt have an effect on how hard the drawer motor has to work and how smooth the action will be.

I bought a replacement set of tyres from Beoparts (now: Danish Sound Parts) and shall fit them soon. The obligatory write-up will follow in due course.

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Hi Max, the way I interpreted this was If you were to look at the platter from the front elevation of the Beogram, the top of the platter would be proud of the top plate by 2.5mm to 3mm.

Hope that helps.

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A quick update on the Beogram’s origin: found a serial label inside the user guide!

There is also a white label inside underneath the aluminium.

 

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Hi @987nick ,

What was the outcome of your endeavours? Did you buy a UK cartridge or did you go for the Soundsmith option?

Julian

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Hi Max Deems,

Schematics are available to gold Beoworld members. These carry details on how to adjust the tonearm, etc.

Could be worth your while if you plan to repair more B&O.

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Hi Woodewood,

Very odd behaviour. If it doesn’t make any difference to power it down for ten minutes and restart, I would expect an electronic element has expired.

It might be time to find a trusted service centre and have it inspected.

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Dillen wrote:

There should be no nylon washer – but in some Beocords you will find a bronze spring plate. Does the large pulley wiggle on the metal spindle? Has the thread on the spindle been damaged? Martin

Hi Martin – yes the large pulley does wiggle on the metal spindle. And on those wiggles the scraping noise occurs. The thread is ok as far as I can see.
I shall remove the nylon and see how the pulley reacts.
A small bronze spring plate should be easy enough to come by so thank you for that suggestion.

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Dillen wrote:

Was this Beogram moved to a different mains voltage area?
Good question. I’ll check the serial number and see if it’s an overseas model. I have very little knowledge of the origins of this and the other parts of the Beosystem. All new stuff to find out…..

Replace the transformer and make sure it is set up correctly for the actual local mains voltage before connecting mains. Having siad that – if the Beogram suffered an over-voltage situation, some of the electronics may also have been damaged. Martin

Thank you Martin – I’ll hope for the best and try to find a replacement transformer.

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Thank you 👍

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• Beogram CD4500: same as CD7000.
• Beogram CD3500: same as CD7000.

Just to clarify, the CD4500 and CD3500 have full touch controls and a digital out so may be worth considering as a good cd player in this setup. Plus they both have nice moving lids and look fabulous in the dark – it’s not just about the sound with B&O it’s the theatre too (no pun intended).

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I’d love to see a reissue of the Beocenter 9500, with a DAB tuner and Bluetooth. That would be superb!

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B3OHACK3R wrote:

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Thank you! I really appreciate your help (thumbs up)!

Sure, no problem. Maybe let us know here if you got any further with that issue then.

Update: I bought a bluetooth receiver and connected that to the L&R audio input of AV5. Powered on and told the BV that AV5 was DVD2. Went to the kitchen and activated DVD2 with the Beolink 1000 (thanks to Guy’s old Beo4/Beolink 1000 shortcuts thread).
Youtube audio from my phone via bluetooth to the BV and through the BL Converter, through the BM and via MCL Xtra Speakers kit to the kitchen 😀
The desired outcome achieved.

Julian

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Lovely Beocave!

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Wowwwww!! Very nice indeed!

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I have a good feeling about Beoworld – I’ve been a proud member of the forum for a long time, learned so much and expanded my knowledge and enthusiasm for all things B&O.
Dillen and Guy have been legends helping me repair my beloved Beosystems.
Onwards and upwards, always appreciating the creators and the caretakers.

Welcome Mark. Thank you Lee andKeith.
Cheers everyone!

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Fingers and toes crossed for a smooth transfer.
Thanks for the update Keith ?

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Hi Alfa,

The 3500 is a great system, looks fantastic!

I have a similar issue with my BeogramCD too. If I gently press down on the rear top right hand corner as a cd is playing (on the grill not the lid) the hum stops. So I am inclined to believe perhaps the mounting of the power supply is old and needs replacing. I shall take a look inside soon enough.
It could also be due to a tired capacitor or two. These players are quite old now.
A cap replacement kit is available from the Beoparts store online.
I’m afraid I don’t know what might be causing your other issues with the Beocord and Beogram, other than to check the Beocord is correctly earthed.
The Beogram? I have no experience with the inner workings of these.

Service manuals are available to Gold Beoworld members. Always a worthwhile consideration.

Good luck with the repairs!

Julian

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Woop! Woop! This has to go down as one of the best easy quick wins in Beoworld history!!

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