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Monday, November 23, 2015

Beogram 4000: Installation of New Reservoir and Motor Phase Capacitors Using a 3D Printed Adapter

It was time to replace the big capacitors in the Beogram 4000 that I am rebuilding right now. I always enjoy this procedure, especially due to the clean install enabled by my 3D printed adapter. It accommodates smaller modern capacitor units, while giving the entire set-up an organized look. I made an earlier post that shows in detail what leads are connected where, in case you get confused while doing this procedure...there are a quite a few jumpers to re-solder...;-).

Here is a picture of my capacitor kit with adapter (this is available to other enthusiasts - just send me an email). The two back-to-back caps on the left replace the original bipolar AC motor phase capacitor. The adapter has notches that fit to the original capacitor mounting strap holding everything firmly in place:

I used this kit to replace this fairly messy original set-up:

This is how it looks now after installation:

And here a detail picture of the connections:

On to recapping the PCBs and adjusting the motor trimmers.




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