Hi there!

Just a few guestions about BeoCenter 9500 and Beomaster 5500:

1. How do i replace the muting relay on 5500 and will i be able to do it myself? I am somewhat experienced with electrical stuff and soldering. And where can i obtain the part(s)?

2. I have three pairs of passive speakers, of which two are connected to 9500. So can i connect the third pair to 5500 and run that via 9500? If so, will powerlink be ok? And is it possible to trigger 5500 on, when turning 9500 on. Taking that they are in separate rooms.

3. I don't know if i'm being paranoid or something, but sometimes the Load Tape and Load CD buttons on 9500 seem to be a bit non-sensetive. It may be that im not hitting the correct spot, but sometimes i need to "press" them a few times to get the action. Whereas the other buttons usually work on the first touch.

 
Thank you for your time, once again. :)
 

1. Probably yes! The part is apparently fairly standard though you can order it from B&O at a premium. If you take the original out, it will have a model number on it which should help.

2. Not easily! It could be possible but I would suggest getting a MCL2A also known as an X-tra Speaker kit which will allow control of the 9500 in the other room. You can run this into a number of rooms. Also means that you have the ability to mute them unlike just using Speaker 2.

3. Probably the touch sensitive components getting old. Is the glass loose?  

Is there some kind of picture available for locating the part inside the Beomaster? Or is it available only for extended memberships along with the manuals?

Ok, I'll try to get my hands on the MCL, tracked one down on ebay!

The glass is not loose or anything.
 

Just checked and the Beomaster 5500 sevice manual is on the site. Well worth upgrading your membership if you are going to work on yours.

 

Craig

I was gonna say "consider it done", but something with my card or bank doesn't work with the system. I got a message: "Your order could not be completed, please check your details or try another card." My card is Visa Electron, maybe i should upgrade that too! ;)

Your card should work - but if the address given is wildly different than the one the card is registered to, it will automatically reject.

Try having a logical look at that again if you can.  We have had cards rejected when people put their village in the town box, or their zip code in the house number area etc etc..

Just a thought.

Lee

 

I checked all the information and everything should be in order. Strange...Btw do they update the address information on credit cards, when moving? Just a thought too, but i don't live in the same address where i used to when i got the card.

I don't know if it creates any conflicts, but for example here in finland we don't use County or Region information in the address forms. Since it was required i entered the regions name, but i guess the system won't get the any confirmation for it from this end. If it matters.:)
 

Don't upgrade for the 5500 manual - the one we have is very poor! We do have the 6500 which is similar, but not the same!

redfresnel:

I checked all the information and everything should be in order. Strange...Btw do they update the address information on credit cards, when moving? Just a thought too, but i don't live in the same address where i used to when i got the card.

I don't know if it creates any conflicts, but for example here in finland we don't use County or Region information in the address forms. Since it was required i entered the regions name, but i guess the system won't get the any confirmation for it from this end. If it matters.:)
 

You should be entering the address that the credit card bill is sent to - this is the address it cross-matches to..

Lee

 

Just pulled my 5500 apart - the relay seems to be a 6V one and is on PCB2 just in front of the speaker 1 outputs. No make on mine but Martin will know!

Alright. I'll check mine from the inside too. You referred Martin as username right?

I did some examination on the BC9500 too and the buttons seem to have some sort of micro-switches under the glass, if im right. So may be a dust problem too...Though it seemed quite clean from the inside

Peter:

Just pulled my 5500 apart - the relay seems to be a 6V one and is on PCB2 just in front of the speaker 1 outputs. No make on mine but Martin will know!

Peter. Did you just pull your 5500 to pieces just so you could answer Redfresnel's question?

Andy T.

Yes! I do have two though! Actually it is one of the big disadvantages of not having my collection anymore! I could try out most bits of equipment to make sure my advice worked! Now it is mainly memory!

Jandyt:

Peter:

Just pulled my 5500 apart - the relay seems to be a 6V one and is on PCB2 just in front of the speaker 1 outputs. No make on mine but Martin will know!

Peter. Did you just pull your 5500 to pieces just so you could answer Redfresnel's question?

Andy T.

I don't know what you meant by that, but i must say I really appreciate your efforts and knowledge. It's just that i don't want to blow things up if i know i can ask first, though it sometimes makes me feel kind of dumb. :) Newbie's always a newbie.

 

 

Hi Redfresnel.
The point I was making is how totally unselfish and caring Peter is.
I don't think there are many places were someone would pull their own equipment apart to help a stranger and for no gain.
Peter, I'll say it again, Your'e a star and we don't deserve you.

Andy T.

Hi!

That's true and it's really great there are people like Peter and many others here who are willing help in various ways. This was a good example of how special this forum and it's members are.

Now you both are just embarrassing me! Martin uses the log in Dillen on site and is based in Denmark. He has a good idea of where to get parts and what they are if he doesn't have them himself. Superb knowledge of the brand and its products.

The B&O  part number for the mute relay is 7600073

The relay has the following written on it.

Omron G2R-2B4-AUL and the coil is 6 volt. I obtained this one from a dealer and it cost me about £20!!! I am sure you can get them for a tenth of that if you search around.

Great! Thank you all.:) I'll check first from my local electronic parts dealer if they could get me the relay. 

Btw, any ideas on the BC "Load CD" button problem of which i explained above? I see there is no easy way to clean the switches without taking the glass out first, but somehow that doesn't sound very tempting...

redfresnel:

Great! Thank you all.:) I'll check first from my local electronic parts dealer if they could get me the relay. 

Btw, any ideas on the BC "Load CD" button problem of which i explained above? I see there is no easy way to clean the switches without taking the glass out first, but somehow that doesn't sound very tempting...

I do not pretend to fully understand the way that the touch panel works but there are NO switches under there which would require cleaning.

Most problems occur because the glass is loose and no longer in close proximity to the rubber tubes which form the capacitance (?) sensors.

The glass panels are easy to remove. Look under the left hand end of the glass panels and remove the two screws (one for each panel)

Now push the glass panels to the right about 1cm and they can be lifted off. The plastic channels which will probably be detached need to be stuck back to the glass. I have done this plenty of times with superglue with excellent results. Other, less experienced members have poo poo'd this method and prefer to use silicon mastic or double sided carpet tape. The choice is yours!

One thing is certain. You must maintain the orientation and position of the plastic channels or the repaired unit will not fit back on.