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What Are You Working On Now

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Orava
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Orava replied on Fri, Sep 20 2013 6:13 AM

Leslie:

 

 

... motor oil, ...

Ouch!

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Leslie replied on Fri, Sep 20 2013 6:24 AM

Just kidding..

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Motor Oil...

Does wonders for cleaning out the digestive system......;-)

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Thank you Leslie, i most certainly will. Still need to play a little bit with the bass extension switch but the other switches have been straight forward. The Pentas and BM 3500 are here to stay, at least for quite a while. Please forward me the name of the powerlink supplier you mentioned. Although workable for now the ideal distance between the two speakers require a slightly longer cable perhaps. I will call you soon by the way, need some other advise too.

 

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Leslie replied on Sat, Sep 21 2013 3:21 PM

Just give me a call Jaap!

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Leslie replied on Sat, Sep 21 2013 3:40 PM

What did I do this day, hmmmHmm

My Beolabs 4500 needs new 230V leads (has been cut off as usual) and needs new steel and perspex covers. Made some extra scratches on the metal plate (always wanted to do that Stick out tongue)

 

Clean clean clean....

Double sided sticky tape

New cover

For the moment I will leave the protective foil on until I have my BANG & OLUFSEN lettering.

Double sided tape on the display frame for the perspex cover

Oops, a hole....Sad

Not anymore..Smile

Cleaning the cloths by using steamed water from the kettle (that how I used to clean my suede shoes looooooong time ago.

Waiting for my new perspex covers which I have ordered at my local perspex supplier and waiting for the BANG & OLUFSEN signs

New cloths and refoaming new aluminium CX100's

Will be continued......

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Leslie replied on Mon, Sep 23 2013 5:30 PM

And for a friend of mine I made new cloths for his Beovox 3000. The same touch and feel fabric but in black with some glitter. And new stainless steel covers. Final touch will be when I receive my BANG & OLUFSEN lettering... B&O is FUNBig Smile

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valve1 replied on Mon, Sep 23 2013 6:53 PM

Looooovely piece of work Leslie !

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Leslie replied on Mon, Sep 23 2013 7:22 PM

It's not finished Ed, my Beoab 4500 will hopefully finished at the end of the week. Today I finished my aluminium CX100's, refoaming and reclothing frets with this beautiful aluminum look cloth.

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Leslie replied on Wed, Sep 25 2013 7:41 PM

Ok, CX100's finished, today I got my transfer lettering by post so it's time to put them on my mirror polished flatpanel covers. One set Beovox 3000 has been new black cloths, new mirror plates and the lettering. New mirror plates for my Beolab 4500's and lettering as well. Now I'm waiting for my Perspex display covers. Another grey Beolabs 4500 that needs new display covers as well. I hate scratches on those covers.

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Jacquesboo replied on Wed, Sep 25 2013 11:21 PM

Eager to see that with my own eyes !!!

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Traverso replied on Thu, Sep 26 2013 7:40 AM

I am currently trying to get back to life a Beomaster 2400-2. 

Difficulties is to find parts, I need help for this.

 

Cheers 

 

Alain

 

 

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Orava replied on Sat, Sep 28 2013 12:21 PM

 

Looks like I need to do completely strip down and rebuild.

 

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tamtapir replied on Sat, Sep 28 2013 1:13 PM

Orava:

 

Looks like I need to do completely strip down and rebuild.

 

Go for it. You´ll manage that.

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Orava replied on Sun, Sep 29 2013 3:06 PM

tamtapir:

Orava:

 

Looks like I need to do completely strip down and rebuild. 

 

Go for it. You´ll manage that.

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Thats my intention, although not plugged in or opened yet, so I dont know what I'm heading. Could start a thread for it, but if there is a threat of WW3 by starting it...

First have to solve a little drawback with BC9000

It should deliver -9v to servo board, well it doesnt, and couldnt get new one at the moment.

This BC9000 is also going to be equipped with my newly printed CD holder.

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What is that part? I probably have spares.

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Orava replied on Mon, Sep 30 2013 6:23 AM

According beomanual it is BC818, but if it is, base resistor is here wrong. Parts can be found from net (rip off prices or delivery costs!).

Anyway, I want it now, so I will get its bigger sibling BC338 (0.14€) there. BC338 is used in Philips players in that position.

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BO replied on Mon, Sep 30 2013 9:19 AM

Leslie:
I got my transfer lettering by post

Where do you get them from?

 

//Bo.
A long list...

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stampfki replied on Mon, Sep 30 2013 10:08 AM

Leslie:

Ok, CX100's finished, today I got my transfer lettering by post so it's time to put them on my mirror polished flatpanel covers. One set Beovox 3000 has been new black cloths, new mirror plates and the lettering. New mirror plates for my Beolab 4500's and lettering as well. Now I'm waiting for my Perspex display covers. Another grey Beolabs 4500 that needs new display covers as well. I hate scratches on those covers.

Absolutely amazing how you could refurbish the quite old panel speakers! Was is a big deal to get those new hand-crafted sheet metal parts and how was the B&O lettering done?

 

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Leslie replied on Mon, Sep 30 2013 2:33 PM

BO:

Leslie:
I got my transfer lettering by post

Where do you get them from?

 

This Dutch site

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Leslie replied on Mon, Sep 30 2013 2:35 PM

stampfki:

Absolutely amazing how you could refurbish the quite old panel speakers! Was is a big deal to get those new hand-crafted sheet metal parts and how was the B&O lettering done?

 

Not really, I ordered those sheets in the UK and bending has been done at a local store here in the Netherlands.

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stampfki:

Not really, I ordered those sheets in the UK and bending has been done at a local store here in the Netherlands.

 

Please, could you send me the contact details from the UK company? The lettering could be done by the local store?

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Leslie replied on Tue, Oct 1 2013 8:51 PM

stampfki:

Please, could you send me the contact details from the UK company? The lettering could be done by the local store?

Sure I can, contact Paul Wheeler on

polishedmetaloffcuts@gmail.com It's been a while since I ordered something from his company but surely he will remember me.
You can ask for a sample first.

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Leslie replied on Tue, Oct 1 2013 9:06 PM

Just to give you an idea how it looks like when I did my Beolabs 5000 a while ago...

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Leslie replied on Wed, Oct 2 2013 7:48 PM

Another pair of RL60's saved..

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They look like new, Leslie.

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Leslie replied on Wed, Oct 2 2013 8:03 PM

With polish spray you can actually make the cabinet as new D ick. As you might know the back of these type of cabinets are dust collectors and with a brush and some patience it's not that difficult to let them shine again. The embossing of the cloth is also quite easy if you know how to do that. Thin cloth and embossing first, let it dry and after that you do the rest.

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Re-capped my Bevox 1200 today, and the result was amazing., next  weekis  re-cap my 1702s

Have just bought a pair of 5700 which  will be delivered to me in a month, guess there will be some work there aswell

Bit stuck with my Beocenter 7700 which has a fualty FM radio,will order new belts to the tape mechanism....but firstI have a lot of  cleaaaaaaning to do.....messy old sticky rubber which is stuck everywhere on the tape wheels

Have to buy some lamps and caps to my  Beomaster 1200, re-wired the radio scale thred to it this weekend....that was very tricky, and I realize I have to re-do it. ,the wheel needs another turn of thred for the radio to reach all scale.

Realize that my beocenter 2200 had more problems that I thought,sothat is going on the shelf for some time

A Beomaster 900 is also waiting for some work 

So little bit of everything is going on here. 

My re-capped M75 are my precious diamonds.

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Leslie replied on Thu, Oct 3 2013 4:22 AM

Leslie:
you can actually make the cabinet as new ***.

Mods, why do I see three stars instead of the posters name I replied on?

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Dillen replied on Thu, Oct 3 2013 3:55 PM

Leslie:

Leslie:
you can actually make the cabinet as new ***.

Mods, why do I see three stars instead of the posters name I replied on?

The same thing happens to tamtapir when he signs his own posts.
I'm afraid this is a trick of the auto-filter recognizing tamtapirs first name as a "nasty" word, because of its
meaning in english, I suppose.
A bit difficult to deal with technically, I'm afraid, and quite unfortunate for tamtapir and other members with
the same name but Leslie, you can edit your post and put the name in with f.e. a slightly different  s p e l l i n g...
Geeked

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Leslie replied on Thu, Oct 3 2013 4:07 PM

Ok, I understand, but how to do that. I know an artist from the old days who's first name is the same.

Btw, he performed with an actress MTM to who'm I fell in love with looooooong time agoBroken Heart

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Leslie replied on Thu, Oct 3 2013 7:05 PM

Name changed Martin, but looks strange thoughSmile

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Leslie replied on Tue, Oct 8 2013 6:31 PM

Double posted

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Leslie replied on Tue, Oct 8 2013 6:36 PM

Refurb and playing with my dollhouse(s)Big Smile

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Leslie replied on Mon, Oct 14 2013 6:22 PM

Finally my acrylic covers are ready to re-unite with my Beolab 4500's

The scratched one that has to be replaced.

The new ones.

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A little time to do something for a change. Replaced a snapped dial cord. Always such fun!

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Dillen replied on Mon, Oct 21 2013 10:01 PM

tournedos:

A little time to do something for a change. Replaced a snapped dial cord. Always such fun!

Wonderful job ! Laughing
Patience, Masking tape and Black coffee are keywords here.

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Rich replied on Tue, Oct 22 2013 5:51 PM

Dillen:

tournedos:

A little time to do something for a change. Replaced a snapped dial cord. Always such fun!

 

Wonderful job ! Laughing
Patience, Masking tape and Black coffee are keywords here.

Martin

I think I would rather repair 100 stuck P45 woofers than take on a snapped dial cord.


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tournedos replied on Tue, Oct 22 2013 6:00 PM

Rich:

Dillen:

tournedos:

A little time to do something for a change. Replaced a snapped dial cord. Always such fun!

 

Wonderful job ! Laughing
Patience, Masking tape and Black coffee are keywords here.

Martin

I think I would rather repair 100 stuck P45 woofers than take on a snapped dial cord.

I use Blu-Tac and beer - done in about an hour Laughing (after wasting some cord since the service manual specifies a too short length)

It helped once I realized the varicap pulley has a tab that can be used to keep the spring in tension while you make knots, so in a pinch, it is possible with only two hands...

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It's not that bad!!!  Angry

After more than a few restrings, I don't get so uptight about it any more.

But I don't even start a restring, unless my wife is standing by to put her finger on the pulley, while I carefully wind the cord around the obligatory 2.5 turns (B&O style).

I'm sure it was a 2-person job in the factory.

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