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Re: Portable Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

stotty1111 — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:01:00 GMT

yep tighter bends etc - as you bend fatigue(work hardening) occurs with possible crystalisation fracture, at thet point repeat the heat treatment and off you go again until hardening occurs - same with copper etc(tomatoe/cherry red)

Used the process on class m(marblehead) model yacht booms etc slightly more difficult with tube, need to fill and seal it with dry sand/straight, unfluxed solder etc - when bent to the correct profile simply run out the sand / gently heat to melt the solder and run it out!

Re: Portable Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

Stoobietoo — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:10:02 GMT

stotty1111:

Tip for bending ali, put a coating of soft soap(any bathroom type) on the area to be bent/shaped then use a blow torch gently on the area - when the soap blackens stop heating allow to cool and bend when /if it work harden repeat the annealing process - finally burnish it to the reqd finish.

Does that soften the metal and allow it to bend easier? I'll give that a go on some spare rod and see if I can get better angles etc.

Thanks for the tip.

Stoobie

Re: Portable Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

Beolab1 — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:46:54 GMT

What a brilliant invention! I have two Beolab 2000's and really love them. It,s a shame that B&O stopped making them. For B&O standards it was a relatively low priced Beolink solution without having to buy a Beo4 as well. I will keep your solution in mind!!!

Re: Portable Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

stotty1111 — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:59:24 GMT

Tip for bending ali, put a coating of soft soap(any bathroom type) on the area to be bent/shaped then use a blow torch gently on the area - when the soap blackens stop heating allow to cool and bend when /if it work harden repeat the annealing process - finally burnish it to the reqd finish.

Used to work in the Technology Dept in a school, had to produce the bent front end for the kids to make junior hacksaws, it does work!!

Re: Portable Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

tournedos — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:37:54 GMT

These work in the same ~2.4 GHz area as regular WiFi, so you should be able to stretch it pretty far in open space. Anything in between (walls, windows, even leafy bushes) will quickly shorten the range.

Re: Portable Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

Stoobietoo — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:26:22 GMT

ajames:

Very cool - it looks very original - I'm sure there would be a market - does it work well in the garden away from your house?

I use it about 40m away from the house and there are no issues at all. There is a power socket right there and everything works fine.

Stoobie

Re: Portable Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

ajames — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:05:27 GMT

Very cool - it looks very original - I'm sure there would be a market - does it work well in the garden away from your house?

Re: Portable Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

Jonathan — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:43:42 GMT

Beolab 2001: A Wireless Odyssey

Re: Portable Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

Yendys — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:37:07 GMT

Excellent concept you have successfully created.

Re: Portable Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

Stoobietoo — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:22:35 GMT

tournedos:

Wonder how it would look if you placed the Wireless upright between the horns? Might be a little more compact, but if it is higher than the free space, it might just look silly...

Hi tournedos

I hadn't though about that but with my initial design the Wireless 1 was supposed to sit right down resting on the top of the transformer/vented housing but I could not bend the aluminium to the necessary sharp right angle away from the back and then back up and over to ensure the balance. It only sits that high up because that is the space that was left. . I put it that way round because you can see the Bang & Olufsen logo central in the space!

I have placed it upright as you suggested so that it has the "top" (slim) face facing forward and it looks quite good, much more elegant and less "frumpy" so may have a tinker to see if I can make changes easily to secure it in place. (photo added to bottom of the 6 already on line).

Thanks for the suggestion - it always helps to have a second opinion.

Stoobie

Re: Portable Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

Daniel — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:10:58 GMT

Looking good! Good decision to take 2000 instead of 3500! :-)

Re: Portable Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

tournedos — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:05:59 GMT

B&O themselves should be doing something like that! Wireless link speakers have probably been on the wish list of many, but a portable one is a fun idea

Wonder how it would look if you placed the Wireless upright between the horns? Might be a little more compact, but if it is higher than the free space, it might just look silly...

Re: Portable Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

beo-ap — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:47:50 GMT

Congratulations on your creation. I love it when people add 1+1 and get more than two. You are very creative. What's interesting is that before this project you must have thought about many others. Fun...

Re: Portable Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

Stoobietoo — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:07:22 GMT

Hi,

The short Masterlink cable arrived today and is now fitted. take a look at this page to see the 6 photos I've taken. Wait for it to load & scroll down. You can hopefully see how neat it all looks and that there is now just the 1 loose power cable.

I hope you can see the photos OK and look forward to any comments/suggestions.

I had wondered about taking a look inside the Wireless 1 to see if is possible to cut it down in size and or reshape the case to fit better. But it doesn't look too bad as it is. Does anyone have the service maunual/schematics in case I go down that route?

Thanks

Stoobie

Re: Beolab 2000 - Wireless 1 Project

Daniel — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:52:17 GMT

Interesting! looking forward to see pics!