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Just came home with my first tangentiall BG, to my collection and was just about to connect it when I saw this. Sure I have have done soldier on many different configurations of DIN connectors over the decades, from so many manufactorer, for so many purposes, Audio, DMX, Midi, special stearing devices, yawn, cant even remember.. but, but , but, never seen a soluction where you could unscrew the 6th and 7 th pin of a 7 pin DIN connector so it fit a 5 pin ?Anyone knows if this was a unique B&O solution or a part of a DIN assembly standard. ?
My re-capped M75 are my precious diamonds.
Can't answer your question, but it is/was used by B&O a lot.
No problem to unsrew the two pins - done that several times.
If you do, please keep them safe - in case you want to sell the BeoGram later on.
You could use this adapter, if you don't want to unsrew:
http://www.av-connection.dk/?Language=UK&PGr=4857&ML=328
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_connector
MM
There is a tv - and there is a BV
Pins 6&7 are for BeoLink components.
If you wanted to connect this unit to an older B&O component without BeoLink (and which had only 5 sockets), then it was a smart and easy solution to remove only the 2 pins, without having to look for an adapter or install a new connector
Menahem
Sorry Menahem, Beolink is B&Os brand name for multiroom HiFi. It's a completely different thing.Pins 6 and 7 in the DIN is for datalink, which is communication between individual components in your Beosystem.
Martin
I once bought a scrap Beogram CD3300 to get the precious screw-on pins... Actually only one is necessary, 7 for tape and 6 for phono if memory serves.
Well, I used several parts to maintain my CDX anyway!
I do keep the hinges as a treasure...
Jacques
Thanks for replyI know that pin 6 and 7 is for the data, which is quite logical considering whats on the other pins.But maybe I didn´t express my question correctly, I was refering to the small screws. if this could be a B&O mechanical invention, or if anyone have seen this mechanical solution in other constructions ?
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BO:But I do think its quite clever :-)
Yes very clever. Unscrew 6 and 7 and you can use the newer Beogram (such a BG5005, 5500, 6500,7000, 9000...) with an older receiver or even non-B&O receiver. The only thing you will lose is the posibility to start the turntable with the remote control...
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