Mika , I just had a careful look at the panel and I am now certain that there should be two fingers on the other end also I think I will be able to fabricate a channel out of resin and filler to bond to the pcb. this will hook under the channel on the top frame and the remaining fingers will act as retaining clips at the bottom. It hope this will secure

Thanks Mika, I might just give the pots some cleaner while it is open. I keep finding problems as I go on. The tuning and stereo indicator PCB and lamp holders were adrift when I looked inside so I dont know how they were originally secured. The coloured glass is not a problem now and I have glued them to the panel burt I still have a couple of puzzles

Yes that is what I meant. It makes sense but there was no sign of glue. I will cement them in place. Fortunately the tuning scales look fine so I can leave them alone. Thanks for your warning about the sliders they did not seem to be noisy so I will not risk anything. I suspect aligning the potentiometers with the panel sliders might be enough of a

I took the easiest first and fixed the pre-sets. When I unclipped the assembly I ffound I could remove them from the pcb one at a time and this made remembering the wiring easy. Your description how to free the slider worked fine. I have removed the dial cord as it was slack so the tuning and stereo lamps are easily accessible. The coloured plastic

I have found the dial rod seems a bit rusty so I think metal polish and lubricant is needed. None of the dial lights work so I will have to look for something common. I will check them but as none work it may be a simple broken wire. The pcb with the tuning and stereo indicator was loose which makes me suspicious. The presets seem as if they are going

Mika, It is going well at the moment and am steadily getting the bits back. The tuning capacitor is freeing but I think I will have to re string or at least shorten the string as the drive slips. I have had sound from the FM using the pre-sets and agree it is very impressive. Two of the presets are stuck, I had intended to ignore these but if they can

Thanks Mika. I persevered assuming the hinges were at the rear as you said. There were some slight distortions and loose woodwork but as you reassured me what should happen, I have now got it standing upright and can sort out the loose bits. The tuning capacitor is very stiff and I can also get at it to ease the stiffness. Many Thanks indeed. John

Can anyone help me? I have just acquired a Beomaster 2000 that has had a rough time. The manual tuning is jammed and I would like to free it. One end wooden trim has come loose and so far I have removed the base cover and the screws fixing the works to the wooden frame. It appears as if the main boards should hinge up from the base at the rear. I have

Thank you both. This is brilliant, I only need to remove one panel so it should all be easy. I now know that I can use the 9500 diagrams if I have any further problems. It is amazing how quickly BeoWorld can help with odd problems

Steve many thanks. It seems my memory was not inventing things. I can't remember using the 9500 service sheets but that is what I must have done. I don't feel as apprehensive now so can go ahead. Regards John