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Bringing a Beo5 to live again

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8000Kristian
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8000Kristian Posted: Sat, Oct 20 2018 2:05 PM
I have bought a 10 year old Beo5 that i have been told haven’t been used yet.

By the looks of it, it might be true. Smile

The thing is that it is completely dead, even when plugged in the charger.

I think the next step is to buy a new battery, and change it first.

But first i have to know, if the diagnose might be something else, than the battery.

To me it is quite weird, that i can’t bring it to life, even when plugged in to the charger. Huh?

A young bloke in his early 20's with an expensive hobby..

Present:

Beovision 4-50 Full HD, Beosystem 3, DVD2, Beolab 8000 MK2, Beolab 7-2, Beotime alarmclock, Beosystem 2300, Beolab 2500, Beovision 8-40, Beosound 8, Beo5, Beo4 DTV

Sold:

BeoMaster 7000, BeoVox RL7000, BeoCenter 6-23 DVI, Beolab 4, B&O F1000 furniture, Beovision 8-26

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9 LEE replied on Sun, Oct 21 2018 9:55 AM

It'll be the battery. 99.99%

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8000Kristian replied on Sun, Oct 21 2018 10:02 AM
9 LEE:

It'll be the battery. 99.99%

Thanks Lee Lets have a Party !!!

Then my next step will be to buy a new battery, either original from my dealer, or to find a cheaper solution.

After that it seems like i have to find a 32 bit Windows machine, to get the Config Tool runningHuh?.

Hopefully it will all be worth the effort in the end Whistle.

A young bloke in his early 20's with an expensive hobby..

Present:

Beovision 4-50 Full HD, Beosystem 3, DVD2, Beolab 8000 MK2, Beolab 7-2, Beotime alarmclock, Beosystem 2300, Beolab 2500, Beovision 8-40, Beosound 8, Beo5, Beo4 DTV

Sold:

BeoMaster 7000, BeoVox RL7000, BeoCenter 6-23 DVI, Beolab 4, B&O F1000 furniture, Beovision 8-26

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8000Kristian replied on Sun, Oct 28 2018 3:23 PM
Update.

After a visit to my preferred local dealer, I left without a spare battery. They simply wouldn’t sell the battery as a spare, only if they could do the repair.

Fair enough, the battery would most likely be too expensive, but it was worth the visit.

I then contacted Jacob Rungwald, who forwarded me to a German webshop selling the battery-cells. So now I have placed an order, and I will just have to wait and see if my soldering skills can keep up with the job.

Afterwards the next step will be to find a laptop running a 32-bit version of windows, and get the config tool running.

BTW here is a picture of the remote

A young bloke in his early 20's with an expensive hobby..

Present:

Beovision 4-50 Full HD, Beosystem 3, DVD2, Beolab 8000 MK2, Beolab 7-2, Beotime alarmclock, Beosystem 2300, Beolab 2500, Beovision 8-40, Beosound 8, Beo5, Beo4 DTV

Sold:

BeoMaster 7000, BeoVox RL7000, BeoCenter 6-23 DVI, Beolab 4, B&O F1000 furniture, Beovision 8-26

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