[quote user="XavierItzmann"] So I spoke with a better informed person at the B&O dealer. He called me back to advise me that the factory would charge $200 for a new handset . [/quote] Wow, at these prices I should offer a repair service! I've done 3 or 4 of these in total...

Please do - I'm sure quite a few Beomedia owners will be very interested in your results.

You mean anything worth appreciating is worth suffering for - that kinda thing? No pain, no gain? I actually like Marmite, but this stuff is nowhere near as tasty.... (as I found out when I ate a biscuit whilst having some un-noticed goo on my fingers.... ) Did I mention I *really* hate that stuff?

I definitely want your camera....

No worries. Will keep fingers crossed. (Well, not literally, but YKWIM)

Hello. I can't say directly, as I don't have a Beomedia. I would however say it is probably possible, and I will be amazed if the HDD is not a 3.5 "standard" drive. My advice would be to clone the existing drive to a larger HDD and try it. This is assuming the Beomedia is happy using a "different" HDD - some Apple stuff looks

[quote user="Jandyt"] The causes of foamrot! <snip> My new theory is ----- -----lack of movement! [/quote] Well, constant movement would prevent stuff settling on the speaker, as the air would constantly be blowing it away. Plus the constant air movement would lead to pollutants being more diluted. It is definitely true for drivebelts

[quote user="Dillen"] Gooey molten belt residue can be shifted fairly easily using IPA. I agree, it can make the worst mess and is very hard to get off fingers and clothes. Martin [/quote] Let me see if this sounds familiar to you Martin, though your workspace is most certainly more organised than mine... Take apart tape deck. Stick fingers

Nice photo Peter! I can't get my Minolta to focus that close. I had a Sony compact that could almost focus on its own final lens element, but sadly its viewfinder has died

Ok... If you ring it with your mobile, then pick up on the Beocom, can you talk to yourself? (I spend a long time doing that - you get the best answers ) If the Beocom doesn't ring, and you get a dialtone in the handset but not the speaker when you press the <speaker> button, I'd definitely say there is a fault with your Beocom, in addition