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Hi all, it looks like my Beocom 2 battery is giving up, it won't hold the charge now if not permanently plugged into the mains, after looking at a couple of threads it looks like it's a dealer job only but as I am no where near a dealer is it that difficult to change the battery and are special tools needed, any advice would be appreciated, cheers
Hi,
Be warned - it is difficult.
Remove the two screws and then the metal plate which holds the contacts.Now comes the difficult part. You have to compress a large plastic ring and pull it out of the case to get access to the battery.
If you really want to do it on you own, take some photos of the metal plate / connectors and the inner plastic ring before you remove them. This way you are able to put it in the right direction when reassembling everything.
Thanks for your reply, I think I will have no choice but to try and do it myself, will take pictures as you advise, have to look on eBay for a battery now, cheers
To change it by yourself is easy, once you know how to do it and what tools to use. My dealer wanted to charge me € 80,00 for the exchange, incl. the batteries, if he send it to B&O. Doing it by himself, he charged me € 40,00. Realizing, that this would not have been the last exchange, I checked this forum and found some helpful hints.
You have to unscrew the 2 screws at the bottom with a Torx (T) 6 x 40, costs in Germany € 2,95:
After opening, you will see a plastic ring with 2 holes. Also the batteries cables are connected with the bottom platter. Unplug the connectors carefully. Then use the following tool to turn the plastic ring:
It is from Wiha (www.wiha.com). Another thread in this forum mentions Knipex. I paid € 11,75 selecting the size 19 - 60 mm.
The battery pack from ebay was € 8,40, fitting without any problem. If I remember well, the batteries are connected one more time with the phone, so for exchange, you have to unplug carefully 2 other connectors.
I guess it is a very good idea to make pics and be on the safe side. Although I, not being used doing such a work, found it easy to open, exchange and close the Beocom. There are 2 connections inside, which you can´t mix, except you push too hard.
Have success and a working beautiful Beocom 2 !
Kind regards,
Rolf
Wow Rolf that's a great reply, I can't access those tools here in Thailand but I can use your great pictures to try and find similar , really appreciate your efforts
Rolf's from Germany... a country of great engineers, many hardware stores and people who like to repair and solve things by themselves. What else do you expect? If you can't access those tools you should try a shop that repairs mobile phones. Torx screwdrivers are standard tools for them because many phones use Torx screws. May be you can borrow some tools or they can help you for a small fee to open the Beocom. Win-Win situation for both sides: They can see that there are real lovely high quality landline phones out in the world and you have a refreshed Beocom 2. ;-)
bidstonhall:Wow Rolf that's a great reply, I can't access those tools here in Thailand but I can use your great pictures to try and find similar , really appreciate your efforts
TWG:Rolf's from Germany... a country of great engineers, many hardware stores and people who like to repair and solve things by themselves. What else do you expect?
Thanks for the help guys, have tracked down a screwdriver so will now look for a circlip remover, once I have the tools its on to eBay UK for a battery, not many suppliers to choose from , one actually has two model numbers, is there a difference, thanks again
bidstonhall: Thanks for the help guys, have tracked down a screwdriver so will now look for a circlip remover, once I have the tools its on to eBay UK for a battery, not many suppliers to choose from , one actually has two model numbers, is there a difference, thanks again
I purchased a 3HR-AAAU, NIMH, 3,6V, 0,6Ah. Other offerings have a difference saying 0,7Ah which should be O. K. as well. The original B&O pack is 3HR-AAAU, NI-MH, 3,6V, 620mAh.
It has a triangle shape,1 battery on top of the other 2. You see also one of the connectors:
That looks the same as on eBay UK , cheers
Thanks will bear that in mind