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Re: Repairs to a classic

MAKEDONIA — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:03:00 GMT

Heloo Martin

Thank you for yuors god komments.

Now i have little more time to repaire my Beolit 40,i have cleaned dust and same durty very careful.

Now glance in radio is diferent,but how is iff i must channge som parts inside,

i kan kamuflate in elektlolit case some new (now is paper kvadrat elektrolit)

it is rekomandet to change som wire if it is burned izolation .

How i kan protekt oginality of radio.

I kan take wire from thiss time.I have from old lamps original wire.

I have original resistor and kondensator from this time.

Best regards .

Nik

Re: Repairs to a classic

Dillen — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:42:14 GMT

MAKEDONIA,
Welcome to Beoworld !

And thanks for looking in here.

Beolit 40 is almost the same radio as the Beolit 39.
F.e. the tone control circuit is a little different and of course also the dial lettering,
reading Beolit 40 rather than Beolit 39.

Actually, a little known fact is that some Beolit 39's actually have "Beolite 39"
in the dial lettering - that is with the extra "e".
Mine is like this.
It's also worth mentioning that some Beolit 39's were made with brown knobs, that's rare to see.

The Beolit 39/40 itself is not as rare as many people think but there is a strong desire
for this model because of its history and ground-breaking design and not many owners
are willing to sell so seeing one for sale is rare.
I know the whereabouts of 10-12 sets of this type plus one that was tragically damaged
in shipping a couple of years ago.
Note: When shipping bakelite radios, it's almost always a good idea to dismount the
chassis from the cabinet and ship separately.
The risk of breaking the bakelite is too great with that heavy chassis inside.

I have collected serial numbers (and other info) for many years (chassis numbers for
the older models), but since the older sets are numbered across the different
models in the order they are built rather than a continous number range for one model
at a time, and because several models were built simultaneously it's very hard to read
anything from this.

How many sets was produced is probably not known but my guess is that there
maybe are 50-70 pcs in the world today. How many is working, I don't know.

Take good care of the set and of course yourself when working. Better safe than sorry.
We don't have too many vintage threads here so do let us know how you get along with the repair.

Your english is fine.

Martin

Re: Repairs to a classic

MAKEDONIA — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:46:01 GMT

very nice, i have beolit 40 but not tested yet

i have read all about your reparations, have you maybe information about

how many is stiil in life beolit 38- 40

my english is not so god

Re: Repairs to a classic

Dullen — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:24:32 GMT

hi Marc

Yes somtime a woman actually impress a man,when she's try'ing to bee technical

It's a pleasure to hear the real sound and see the light from the back when it was warm e'nough!!!!

Janeke

Re: Repairs to a classic

Teddy_fr — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:57:31 GMT

Great job Martin!
What a passion to resurrect this mythical radio!
The MP3 and the videos are really minutes of happiness.
I am also very impressed by the woman in the videos: a woman who knows how to tune a Beolit 39 is surely the ideal girlfriend for a Beocollector!

Marc

Re: Repairs to a classic

Dullen — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:13:33 GMT

Who could it be

Maybe he used some of my red nail polish

Best regards

Janeke

Re: Repairs to a classic

j0hnbarker — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:33:08 GMT

Looks and sounds great Martin!

I just showed this to my girlfriend and she asked if I wanted a Beolit 39 for my 40th birthday. I, of course, said yes! Only ten years to wait though :(

Re: Repairs to a classic

Craig — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:17:35 GMT

Thanks Martin for the links. have to admit the sound is a lot better than I thought it would be.

Craig

Re: Repairs to a classic

Peter — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:03:05 GMT

Who is the hand model!! Very good - and appropriate music!

Re: Repairs to a classic

Dillen — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:14:16 GMT

How does it sound, then ?
Without doubt, the quality of the sound reproduction depends greatly on
the choice of programme material.

I have recorded a good minute of the sound produced by the Beolit 39 so you can hear
what I hear.
For this recording I'm using a Tandberg TM6 microphone which is the best
I have at hand at present and by far adequate for this purpose.
The humming most audible at the beginning of the recording was caused by
a transmitter overdrive. The transmitter is simply too close and too strong, causing
what restorers refer to as "modulation hum".
Since modulation hum is only present when a strong station is tuned in and in this
case only when I listen to my own local transmissions, it won't be a problem
for the owner.
To minimize the humming during the recording, the antenna was taken down to a
minimum so practically no other stations are audible.
I also had to re-programme the transmitter to a frequency at the extreme low end
of the Medium Wave band to further bring the signal strength and thereby the hum down.

http://users.cybercity.dk/~dsl42943/Beolit39_Sound.mp3

A couple of video-sequences were also prepared.
These were made using a Canon Ixus digital camera which itself seems to introduce
a fair bit of audible noise and while the set warms up you can hear the background
ticking of a Beotime wallclock. Doesn't get more B&O than this, does it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbXvGvuukws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg-eM1Jvte8
The hum on this recording is actually from the camera, the set had almost no antenna and was dead-silent until tuned in.

Martin

Re: Repairs to a classic

Medogsfat — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:54:33 GMT

Gorgeous Martin!

I sooooo want one of these but the work involved simply makes me shudder...

Chris.

Re: Repairs to a classic

wirralsimon — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:32:18 GMT

A stunning job.

Thankyou for sharing it with us!

Simon

Re: Repairs to a classic

beocool — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:17:03 GMT

Excellent job and a great thread, Martin. Thanks.

Re: Repairs to a classic

Jandyt — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:38:11 GMT

Thanks for the wonderful thread Martin. Great to see this classic back in service.

Andy T.

Re: Repairs to a classic

j0hnbarker — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:57:16 GMT

Great job Martin!

I'm sure it was worth the wait :)