Hi & welcome to Beoworld. It sounds like the internal battery might need replacing. See HERE which is for the Beocenter 9500 though the 4500 is a similar model. The battery will need to be soldered in. Tons of service & user manuals are availabe from this website but you'll need to upgrade to a silver or gold member to gain access. Well

[quote user="j0hnbarker"] Graham Is the MMC4 rebuild worth it in your opinion? My MMC4 is on its way out, and I'd like a replacement. What does the rebuilt MMC4 sound like compared to a normal MMC4? I ask because I have heard that SMMC4s can sound superior to standard MMC4 carts, so wondered where the rebuilt MMC4 that AXel offers would

Oops, Ignore my input - I thought the picture Lee posted showed a female socket.

Trying to assist further... Based on Martin's response they are available on Ebay but in packs of 10. Maybe CPC or Maplins might be better. This is presuming Martin's correct.......if the guy buys them and they turn out not to be right it's all Martin's fault

[quote user="DrewSavage"]Glad that they ended up with someone on here that knows what to do with them...[/quote] No! They ended up with me! They have arrived now. Splendid looking things though I still have no idea what to do with them. With these tops on they could be used for a Beocenter/master as a stand if used side-by-side. Yes a little

Bump! Brilliant Mdyarnell. 20e is well worth reverting a radio cassette back to a full Beocenter 9000. If I even had a fully working model I'd buy one off you just for insurance! Hats off to you

I'm selling a couple of items on eBay and am getting the strangest questions... " hi its kevin,yesterday my ex-wife slipped in her high heel shoes and broke her foot { i cant believe this woman} she do not have medical insurance...so quess who had to help....right. yes,vintage B-O items are great but the trick is to buy from people who know

They even appear to win their own auctions !

[quote user="Medogsfat"] Looks like you'll buying THESE then Stonk & selling your spare stands to Mika. Chris. [/quote] Yes of course they are on my watch list . I thought trumpet stands would be sort after but they appear to be like buses! My father has some 3800's though so I don't really know what I'm going to do. They'll

[quote user="tournedos"]I would've bought them as well [/quote] Don't know if that's a good thing or not 42cm high does seem an ideal height so yes, I'm sure they could accomodate quite a few types of vintage B&O speakers. I'll get them here first and decide once I've seen them in the flesh.