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Hello, all,
Just bought a BM2000 rosewood / black. Lucky find in working order. Help needed with three tasks.
1/ Buttons are not attached properly. Does anyone have a fixing kit?
2/ The manual tuner bar lamp does not work and the on lamp, stereo lamp and top tuner lamp do not work. Does anyone have a fixing kit?
3/ I want a spare set of intenal fuses, I think there are 7 in all not sure. Can anyone supply?
I could also do with an aerial set, MW, LW, FM. Again can anyone supply.
Hope soeone can help.
regs
baggy
Hi Baggy and welcome to Beoworld.
The correct lamps for many vintage B&O Beomasters can be obtained from a fellow Beoworld member 'Dillen'. You can send him a message and ask if he has a kit for that.
Fuses are available from any good electronics outlet (or eBay) if you know the ratings. The service manual is not here on Beoworld for your BM2000.
Dipole FM and other aerials are also available widely from outlets and eBay. If you'd like B&O originals, you will need to check eBay or see if you have any other replies here.
As for the buttons, I've not had a failure so don't know how they are fastened on the BM2000. If you post a picture of the problem it may help.
Dave.
Dave Farr: The service manual is not here on Beoworld for your BM2000.
Yes it is.
The buttons are just glued on the metallic switch stems (except for the OFF button, which is just a rectangular piece of aluminium that is glued on a piece of plastic). Clean off remaining glue and make sure the buttons can be fitted nicely and flush; then glue them back on with hard 2-pack epoxy. Make sure the buttons stay flush while the glue hardens!
Do not bother trying to fit incorrect light bulbs, the silly circuitry will not work properly with wrong rating bulbs (and a physically wrong dial bulb will never fit).
--mika
tournedos: Dave Farr: The service manual is not here on Beoworld for your BM2000. Yes it is.
I looked this morning and could only find one manual for any BM2000. I didn't think it was for the correct BM2000 type but as it is this one;
http://www.beoworld.org/prod_details.asp?pid=331 then yes it is. The Rosewood finish threw me as I'm so used to the White version. I must have mistyped this morning when I searched as there was definitely no service manual for whatever I searched for! It was early!
Don't overdo the epoxy as it will spread and make a mess if you overdo it.
The reason I suggested 'Dillen' was because he supplies the 'correct' bulbs that won't interfere with the circuitry. Others have fitted incorrect bulbs which they say illuminate but then create all sorts of other problems.
Many thanks Dave,
I will contact Dillon and search for the other items. Got a lead on buttons.
cheers
Baggy
Tournedos,
Many thanks, Got a lead for lamps. Amazed the buttons are glued but will proceed that way.
regs baggy
The switch stems go into the groove on the bottom of the buttons, and they should stay in place flush with the surrounding top of the unit even without glue (try it first). The glue is of course needed to secure them.
Oh, and make sure you get them in correct positions before gluing Good luck, it is a very good unit you have there!
Hi
all systems go now, hooked up to Celestion Ditton 44's: absolutely superb. Lamps work correctly, buttons look good, only had to reset one twice!! (Also got a B&O speaker set for the purists amongst us).
many thanks for everyones help
chris (baggy).
Dave,
Thanks for the link, good info'. Also found an original manual. v happy now.
chris
Glad to hear you got it fixed! This is one of my favourite Beomasters, both for the design and the sound quality. Excellent amp.