Penta Display removal and repairs

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  1. Help needed, how is the display and display PCB removed for repair. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I've re-foamed all mids and have main amps ready recapping etc. My repair kit came with the caps for displays, so may as well??
  2. I also worked out a useful hack to clean up mid.sped up the process 10fold
 
Sparky
I am in the same proces ..What is your hack to clean ,And where did you buy the repair kit with the caps for display ..i search everywhere and cant find any that sell them.   Mfg jes
"Beolab Penta Amplifier capacitor and service kit" from Beoparts included the extra caps for the displays. This long, but thorough video is a must
Super ..Thank you .
beopart SKU:SK-003 ?
Sparky
Damn it didn't post my message.   'lightitup' thanks for recommending my video - it means a lot to think others are getting value from it. I saw this thread and couldn't resist jumping in with a display recap video to help out. https://youtu.be/J3CzuJ3gFk8 Thanks,
  1. Thanks again David you gave me the courage to pull a bit harder ? the Penta 1 doesn't have the screws the first display cover is the same the next screen cover also unclips with 3 small pegs "brittle" then the digit board hinges up slightly and unplugs downward and then the other boards slide and unplug the same or I suppose the whole thing should just pull out as one, but you would be relying on the three brittle clips ?
thanks again regards Brad
Sparky
Update Penta 1 display (that I have aren't covered by the SK-003 recapp kit??from beoparts, needed are 2 of each 16v 2200uf 16v 10uf 10v 47uf    
Sparky
Thanks for the posts! Martin never claimed his kit covers the MK1 displays, I'm not sure why he doesn't have a kit for those. But that's really good photos to see! I've got a MK3 screen here I'm going to do a quick vid on probably, so then we have videos of MK2 and MK3 and your photos of MK1! It's surprising how different those MK1 displays are in technology. I'd love to see more pictures of the overlay piece that sits in front of the segment displays. If you can get in there, could you take a snap of the big IC chip, I'd love to know if that chip remains the same across all 3 which I 'think' it does.
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