I have bought my foam rings from http://stores.ebay.co.uk/good-hifi I have had no problems, but please do not consider that as more than a recommendation! The frets were still available in black from B&O last year - chance are the whites may well be also.

The knob should adjust the turntable. If you upgrade to silver or gold membership you should be able to download a user manual. Shine a light over the turntable and a strobed effect should appear. Use the knob to adjust the speed (best done at 33). If that knob is not changing the speed then there is a deeper problem.

Thanks for that - any (easy) remedy?

Off at mains - nothing (harrdly surprising!) On at mains - red light Switch on Beosystem - green light and green display work fine - sit back and enjoy music Off using BL 7000 - red light So far so good...... 10 minutes later the red light (on one side) turns orange. Does anyone have any ideas why?? As a result I do not tend to leave the speakers on

What equipment is (will be) needed to pick this up?

Nick An exploded drawing would be better than nothing! Am I right in thinking that the loading mechanism is the same for the VX5000 and the 5500? Brian

I have the service manual for the MCL system - it covers the type 2020 (not the 2026). Unfortunatley my scanner has stopped working and I could only try and take pictures of the diagrams with a camera! A quick look at the diagram and there should be 12v, 6 v and 5 v (for the microprocessor) outputs (I found that the ribbon cable had separated (it looked

Does anyone have the repair (service) manuals for either of these videos? I need to mend the loading mechanism and do not want to take this apart without some sort of guide!

I am not convinced that it is sunlight or nicotine that rots the foam. The left hand speaker in my Beovision LX2500 (made by ITT in W Germany, I note) had rotted - the right is still perfect! Since the LX was assembed by B&O I know that these speakers have not been away from either side of the 25" screen screen since 1987! I have replaced the

Thanks for the idea, I have tried unpluggung the Scart - but no difference in result.....