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Re: Beocom 2500 / 1600 handset problem

Burnix — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:40:33 GMT

Not that it really matters, but the handset is not glued together. It is welded using ultrasound.

I must confess that I admire your patience in opening the handset!

Best,
Burnix

Re: Beocom 2500 / 1600 handset problem

XavierItzmann — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:01:45 GMT

I posted my experiences regarding this subject here

Re: Beocom 2500 / 1600 handset problem

rayfenwick — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:20:15 GMT

It can be done - I've done it. it is, however, a total pain in the bum.

You have to crack the glued joint all the way around the handset, which is difficult to do without damaging the plastic. I used a table knife, and lots of patience. Eventually it will come apart, with 2 "hinges" at the top. Should be easy to fix once inside, and you can re-glue the handset when you've done - again aesthetics are the real problem, and it will take a bit of patience and finesse to get a cosmetically acceptable result. I put some sticky tape round the handset to hold it together while the glue dried.

As you rightly say, the handsets are interchangeable between 1600/2400/2500 Beocoms, so if all else fails buy a 1600 as a donor because it *should* be cheaper, but a lot depends on colour also.

Good luck.

Beocom 2500 / 1600 handset problem

aecbeo2009 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:12:07 GMT

I have a faithful Beocom 2500 which was pulled from its table by accident and the cord which connects the phone base to the handset seems to have become loose somewhere inside the handset - I cannot hear or be heard, but otherwise the phone seems to work properly. Is it possible to open the handset of 2500 / 1600? I can't see any obvious way, and the little sliding panel at the rear base of the handset doesn't reveal where the cord's connections. Is my handset a write off? Is there any other handset I can use?

Many thanks.

aecbeo2009