Beocom 2 Repair

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As described briefly in the 'What are you working on now' thread I have recently purchased a spares or repair BeoCom2 to have a play with.  Despite a charged battery, the display would just show random lines on switch on, and then shutdown.  I stripped it down making use of a blurry YouTube video However, as seems common with these phones the little 'nipple' scroll button had snapped off, hence I was having to use a small screwdriver to move the pointer - not ideal.  I therefore stripped it down further, removing the keyboard. The photo shows the main PCB and the reverse of the keypad.  I realised that the pointer is not part of the keypad, but uses a small plastic disc with extension to press a conductive sheet against the small square array on the main PCB.  Here's the sheet held up to reveal the hole, with the broken pointer to the left: I stripped the remaining perished black plastic from the pointer, to reveal this: I then used a small (12mm long) piece of heat shrink tubing that fitted tightly over the white plastic, and added part of the shaft from a small back plastic bolt to give it some rigidity.  I heated slightly to shrink the rubber and hold the black plastic thread in place at the top.  I didn't heat shrink onto the white plastic because friction seems to be sufficient. I re-assembled (almost as tricky as dismantling!) and it all works!  Tested by scrolling through menus and adjusting volume on BeoSound 1.  The pointer is a fraction too long but I could probably make a shorter one and replace without disassembly. Needs a good clean now, and I may even invest in a new battery so that I don't have to keep charging after each stage of repair! As always, happy to answer questions.  

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Nice work Guy, I have a few of these waiting for a winter project.

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This arrived in the post today!

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Hello Guy! Nice work. Please can you explain how you got the display cover off? And with which tool without breaking anything? How many brackets does this plastic part have? I have two handpieces here with broken displays. Maybe the plugging and unplugging trick will work for me too. Thanks Manfred from Germany
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I used two thin guitar plectrums, and slid them down each side of the display cover from the top.  There are actually four little clips on the display cover, two at the top and two at the bottom.  The display cover then lifts up away from the LCD.  (You don't have to remove any of the keyboard buttons, as the display cover is not clipped in this area). Co-incidentally I took mine to pieces again yesterday to fit that new pointer.  It works, but for some reason the LCD display fades and disappears after several hours.  I can refresh the screen by turning off and on again, but there is obviously still something wrong.  Perhaps the LCD itself is faulty.

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Thanks for the answer. Are the tools better made of metal or plastic? I'm afraid of ruining the paint. Thanks Manfred
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The guitar plectrums were very thin plastic. You could also use the corners of bank or credit cards but they may be too thick.

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Please can you tell me where this Plectrums are from, can't find it anywhere. Thanks Manfred
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