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Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

Eugene — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:08:51 GMT

Even dumber is the retard (me) who restored several cassette players over the winter but only actually has a few cassettes to play on them.

But but .. it completes the set.

Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

Rich — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:00:43 GMT

Eugene:

A lot of work for a simple little dial cover.

I am convinced we are all nuts.

Well, duh!

See if anyone get's this Beavis and Butthead quote: "Hey, Uncle Charlie. Sounds like a lot of work to me."

My wife has been saying that ever since I got the M70s back out.

Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

Eugene — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:53:19 GMT

A lot of work for a simple little dial cover.

I am convinced we are all nuts.

Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

Søren Mexico — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:08:50 GMT

Rich:

beaker:

Superb thread! Great pictures too. I reckon you could start a business making and selling these. 99% are missing and this looks like a perfect answer. Well done.

Can we first talk someone into making stands for Beovox S45-2s?

Awesome work, Kevin!

Here, no problems

http://forum.beoworld.org/forums/t/35659.aspx

Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

Rich — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:51:17 GMT

beaker:

Superb thread! Great pictures too. I reckon you could start a business making and selling these. 99% are missing and this looks like a perfect answer. Well done.

Can we first talk someone into making stands for Beovox S45-2s?

Awesome work, Kevin!

Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

Leslie — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:00:39 GMT

Oh man, do I like these kind of threads, excellent job

Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

Blackrix — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:20:59 GMT

Great solution. Now I almost can't wait until my original cover will break down......

Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

tournedos — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:15:45 GMT

I think the biggest problem with the original design is that the clips are shaped like forks. The idea probably was to have some tension in them keeping the cover tightly on, but that doesn't have much chance of working with that kind of hard plastic and the material strength. Once you break off one of the four small tabs, there's no way the cover will stay on properly any more.

It apparently wasn't very good quality to begin with either. Mine is clearly warped around the spot where it once was attached to the molding frame.

Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

Keiko5 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:20:09 GMT

tournedos:

Nice job!

Personally I wouldn't bother with the hooks. The tabs on the original cover are straight and it stays on just fine as long as the fit is snug.

Thanks for the kind remarks!

After looking at pictures of the original covers, I think relying on a friction fit was the problem all along. It seems they would eventually get loose, or be so tight as to risk breakage from repetitive removals. The hooks rely on mechanical fit and can be removed repeatedly without affecting the fit. Until I saw the pictures of an original cover I assumed they hooked onto the faceplate, and I was quite surprised that they didn't.

Kevin

Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

beaker — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 06:40:17 GMT

Superb thread! Great pictures too. I reckon you could start a business making and selling these. 99% are missing and this looks like a perfect answer. Well done.

Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

Step1 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:51:44 GMT

I wonder, if B&O had used your hook system if there would be quite so much of a problem these days!

That is pro work - I am very impressed!

Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

tournedos — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:50:18 GMT

Nice job!

Personally I wouldn't bother with the hooks. The tabs on the original cover are straight and it stays on just fine as long as the fit is snug.

Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

lausvi — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:38:38 GMT

Great work! Looks very good and the use of a cassette case was really a superb idea!

Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

valve1 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:57:51 GMT

Well done and the pictures are great.

Re: My Homemade BG 4400 Preset Cover

Keiko5 — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 21:28:07 GMT

This is a closeup of one of the tabs.

Here is the cover installed on the BM 4400. The cover hooks on and is very secure, but is easily removed. the preset slots on my BM 4400 measures 14.1mm, so I wanted something wider than the 14mm of the stock cover. The cassette case is 16mm wide so it worked fine. Since I was making this for my use, I wanted to design it how I thought it should have been originally made. I like how it came out.

Thanks for looking, and for the help with the specs of the original cover.

Kevin