Yes, that's me. There's a good chance that I have a good used opto part in stock but I have a lot of things temporarily stored in boxes due to water damage in my repairshop so I have very limited access to parts at present. Maybe some other Beoworld'er has one from a scrapped deck ? PM me for the belts. Martin

Martin is me. Whereas I have a lot of parts for the older B&O audio things, I have absolutely nothing for the Beolab 3500. It's way too new for me but I suggest asking B&O, they may still be able to supply the parts you need. Martin

An easy way to tell if the IR LED is emitting light is to use a digital camera (most cell phone cameras will also be fine), the IR light from the emitting LED will show as a pale blue spot. IR receivers are generally more realiable than IR emitters but of course they can fail. A voltmeter or oscilloscope on the signal lead and something to interrupt

I agree, trial and error won't get it right. You will never find the correct spot without the right instruments. A board swap would be the better solution of the two, and fully reversible. Martin

Why not get the CD3300 going again ? Martin

Det er ikke så sjældent at se disse modeller begynde at have problemer med de motor-drevne låger. Dit Beocenter trænger til nye remme til låge-motorerne og sikkert også rensning og smøring af diverse lejer mm. Om du selv kan gøre det, er op til dig at vurdere. Jeg kan selv gøre det, men jeg har

You can simulate the fault by holding the >> button slightly depressed while starting the Beogram. The slightest touch of the button will raise the tonearm (or keep it from lowering at startup) and have the carriage moving slowly to the right. Good job ! Martin

I can supply the cap kit and it comes with component location chart(s) etc. but if you don't see yourself as an electronics wizzard or at least 50% of one, I would recommend you bring the Beogram to a guy who knows about these things, one who has the right tools, instruments etc. and who maybe even know the machine by heart. You could choose to

Sounds to me like an IF fault rather than an RF. I don't remember the exact circuit by heart but it could be a mere question of aligning the last IF stage, it's two coils are probably running "on the edge" of eachother so to speak. That will probably be the last IF stage before the stereo decoder. The signal meter and stereo indicator

Yes, this is a typical symptom of aging capacitors causing the processor to run unstable or, in this particular case, reset often. A kit is available. Martin