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BeoCenter 8000 MK2 (Type 2) Cassette Deck Belt Replacement
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Hi all,
Got a nice little Beohaul I collected yesterday set included RL1000 Speakers, TX-2 Turntable with a soundsmith MMC4, Beo 4 Remote and a Beolink 1000 remote. Along with all the user manuals and a beautiful Beocenter 8000 music centre. I plan to use the music centre in the Home Office and it sounds great. The only thing not working is the Tape deck which I can hear try to engage but nothing happens. The belts have turned to goo inside and bit are actually dropping through the bottom of it.
Rather predictably the Tape transport in my unit is the Type 2, which uses 3 belts of different sizes. I was hoping before I collected it would be the earlier one which just uses one belt.
I just wondered if anyone knew of a good quality how too guide/Youtube video which shows the belt replacement in on this particular tape transport type so I can understand and see the belt path as I don't really have anything to work with for reference.
I have done belts before in other Hifi system and also my Beocord 8000, but that was easy and took all of 15/20 minutes.
Its surprising the video is proving a bit difficult to find as this transport seems to have been used in an awful lot of B&O systems..
Beocenter 8000
Beocenter 8500
Beocenter 9000
Beocenter 9300
Beocenter 9500
Beocord 3500
Beocord 4500
Beocord 5500
Beocord 6500
Beocord 7000
I hope someone can help
thanks
Ryan
I have replaced the belts on that type of tape deck a few times, my first time being on a Beocenter 8000 like yours, and again only recently on a Beocord 6500. The only useful video I found was this one -
For that clicking issue, I used a shaving of plastic which was probably only about 0.25mm thick, and glued it on using plastic glue. I worked, and still works now.
Location: Liverpool
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Old enough to have gazed at classic B&O HiFi in Plumbs shop windows in the 80s...
It's a while since I fixed my BC8000 cassette deck that required that particular clicking fix, but re-reading my post in this forum aty the time, where I got the adice that allowed me to fix it, and did mention at the time that I got speed issues on side 1, but clicking on side 2. Your side 1 problem sounds a little worse than mine, but I think the same fault is causing both issues, so I would recommend that fix -
Location: Liverpool
My B&O Icons:
Old enough to have gazed at classic B&O HiFi in Plumbs shop windows in the 80s...
When I glued a little price of plastic on to mine, I did not remove the metal part, I did it very careful with some quick drying glue specifically intended for plastic, and the piece of plastic was a bit of an old credit card I shaved thin (only a fraction of a mm was needed) with a scalpel. It took me three attempts. My first attempt the price of plastic I added was a bit too thick. The second attempt worked for a bit, but came loose. The third attempt I used more glue, and that worked. It took a good bit of patience with a pair of tweezers, but I got it glued on in the end.
You see the white plastic part that sits beneath the metal part, and it moves up and down? Well. that is moving to far down while the tape is playing, and it causes the little white cog connected to it to click, because it's not quite in the right position, and it catches on another part (I'm saying this all from memory, mind!). I believe that same issue is causing the speed control issue when you play side 1 too.
Location: Liverpool
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Old enough to have gazed at classic B&O HiFi in Plumbs shop windows in the 80s...
Thought I would post some pictures, used a bit of plastic with a ledge on it, glued it down and used blutak to hold it down whilst it dried. Now working perfectly.
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Here is a video of it playing - https://youtube.com/shorts/r2hshdjFfBA?si=lE8IosIFmINAA4_W
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Excellent - I'm glad it worked, and glad it sounds so good. Few made tape decks like B&O.
Location: Liverpool
My B&O Icons:
Old enough to have gazed at classic B&O HiFi in Plumbs shop windows in the 80s...
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