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bang & olufsen beogram 8002 *REPAIR*

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skeetreese

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So i came across a craigslist ad and it's been up for a week or so now. The guy is asking for $50 and here is his description


"I'm selling a used Bang & Olufsen Beogram 8002 turntable that worked for me until about a year ago. I took it to ABL Electronics, the only authorized B&O service facility in the area. The repair bill was $600 for a new cartridge and replacement of numerous blown capacitors. I wasn't able to afford the repair bill, and it's been stored in my basement for about 18 months.

The aluminum cover over the arm and cartridge is glued to the hinge that holds it open. The hinge still works, but the adhesive has given out over the 30 years since it was made. I don't have the funds to repair it, but don't want to throw this neat piece of Danish technology out either. "

i'm a college student and i can't afford a $600 repair bill either, but i've been scoping out the internet for this player forever. can it be fixed on the cheap?
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Can you use a soldering iron? If so, the capacitors should not be more than a few bucks. Cartridge, I'm not sure because I'm not familiar with that model. But maybe you could do the whole thing for $150 if you did the work yourself.

I've never heard of a turntable blowing a bunch of caps. Weird.
 
Cartridge will be $150. If you can change the caps yourself you'll have to stretch your budget by the cost of the caps and perhaps a belt. There's a risk that there's more wrong with it too, but I'd personally take the gamble.
 
Only coming from my own experience I have found it is difficult to repair BO stuff. Parts are hard to come by. I have been helping my TX2 along for many years now, but am looking for something more repair friendly. YMMV of course.
 
Talk him down to $25 and take it. Then get a working TT for cheap on Bartertown, and use that while you work on the B&O.
 
Buy it! These generally will only need to have the electrolytics (~12?) replaced and the boards re-flowed. Then remove all the thickened grease and re-lube the tonearm carriage worm-gear, re-glue the 2 aluminum pieces with double sided tape and enjoy.
DIN to RCA adapters are readily avail on the bay for ~$15 and the cheapest Soundsmith cart ($150) is VERY good.
One caveat-do all the work first and be sure it's working OK before buying a cartridge. These are very high performance tables and very satisfying to use.
I run a Yamaha PX-2 also (with a Soundsmith "Voice" $1800 cart) alongside my 8002-guess which one is my "go-to" TT? The B&O with a 20yr old MMC-2 cart.
 
Well here in the UK that would be a bargain! This is a very under-rated deck only weakness is as above and also the tacho disc that controls the speed can deteriorate.
The man to talk to is member called Dillen on Beoworld he will supply a good capacitor kit, a new servo belt and if required an all metal tacho. There is a guy in Holland who will retip a knackered cartridge or of course a new replacement from soundsmith is a very good cartridge!
No harm trying to haggle the price!
 
B&O tables are good, but parts specific to them must be bought from a B&O Dealer, some of them don't like selling anything beyond cartridges and minor accessories. Beoworld is the best resource you have. But you're looking at close to $200 for DIY repairs in cartridge and parts. .
 
I own a Beogram 8000, the predecessor of the 8002. Both are excellent TTs. Any idea what the symptoms are? As others have indicated, the most common issues with this series of TTs are dried-up capacitors, and cracked solder joints. If you are handy with a soldering iron, you should be able to take care of both issues relatively cheaply. Once done, you will have an outstanding TT on your hands. If the original cartridge is still present (ask the seller about that), you can have it retipped by either Amina Audio or Schallplattennadeln. If you don't have a cartridge, or would rather go with something brand new, SoundSmith makes replacements; I have one of their SMMC20EN cartridges in my Beogram 8000, and it sounds excellent. Good luck!
-Adam
 
soulfarmer said:
Only coming from my own experience I have found it is difficult to repair BO stuff. Parts are hard to come by. I have been helping my TX2 along for many years now, but am looking for something more repair friendly. YMMV of course.
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I'm just starting to do some major maintenance on my TX-2... replacement of electrolytic caps, two trimpots, clean and lube... and I'm actually amazed at how friendly this table is for servicing. One HUGE plus is that you don't have to do anything from underneath. I'll start my own thread on it within the next few days.

As far as the OP... I wonder what happened?
 
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