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Re: Beosound 1 - can it survive?, thanks for your help

chebas — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:31:08 GMT

guys, thank you very much, GRACIAS. It didn't make a boom sound but smoke did come out :-( I will go to the dealer and check with them. Thanks!

Re: Beosound 1 - can it survive?, thanks for your help

SWISS_2 — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:30:47 GMT

Deja Vu . . .

A 110 V unit North American model, accidentally plugged into a 230 v main by my wife a few years ago to retrieve a CD. ( I had been using a step-up converter previously ). These things happen between countries, so :

1. I took the unit to a B&O store. Please note that it was well out of warranty, being one of the original, non timer-alarm year models.

2. The unit was examined by a B&O authorised repairman, who found a burned fuse, and power regulator. ( I was told that had the power had gone further into the IC board, the damages would have been more serious ).

3. It was suggested that to avoid future problems, the unit should be appropriate to the local or regional electrical supply. I was asked if I would then like the BS 1 to also be converted back to 220-240v, which I did. According to repairman, all BS 1 units were made to European electical standards in Struer, with a simple jumper inside being set for either 100 v or 220-240 v depending on which market they would be sold in.

( If your damage isn't too severe, you may wish to consider this option in reverse ).

4. The unit was then repaired and changed in one week. Total cost around 100 Euro.

5. This Beosound 1 unit contiues to work well for us as a CD player, FM radio, and a Home Theatre and MP3 player amp, using the A. Aux plug underneath the unit. We have added two different colour front grilles as options, so it also appears to be a new unit to many that see it.

I hope this is helpful to you, and yes, I still speak to my wife.

Re: Beosound 1 - can it survive?, thanks for your help

Hugoltrin — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:53:08 GMT

Debe tener un fusible, el cual seguramente se volo.

Más grave es que se queme la fuente de poder.

Pero en cualquier caso, la cosa tiene solución.

Re: Beosound 1 - can it survive?, thanks for your help

wirralsimon — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:47:04 GMT

Hopefully a fuse has blown somewhere rather than the internals of the Beosound! It sounds like you need to speak to a dealer for a definitive answer.

Simon

Re: Beosound 1 - can it survive?, thanks for your help

Luke — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:43:44 GMT

Did it actually make a boom sound ?

Beosound 1 - can it survive?, thanks for your help

chebas — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:32:02 GMT

guys, I moved from mexico to Ireland 2.5 years ago and as you may (or may not) know in mexico we've 110-120v and in ireland 220-240, after asking several people wheter I needed an adapter or a converter, to which nobody could give me the answer and there is nothing on the device to hint ant the potential voltage ranges it accepts.... I decided not to risk it and use a 240 - > 110 converter. so everything was normal until today when my wife (whom I love to death) forgot the whole adapter/converter difference and boom.

my question is, does anybody have a similar experience? is it repairable? do i cry?

thanks