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Monday, January 11, 2016

Beogram 4002 (5523): Installation of New Gold Plated RCA Plugs

The final item to exchange in the Beogram 4002 (5523) that I just rebuilt were the old somewhat corroded RCA plugs. This shows the original plugs:
Here is an impression of the new Amphenol gold plated RCA plugs during installation:
I really like the clean design of these plugs. It makes installation easy and results in reliable solder connections. And here the end result:
Now we need to wait a bit until I get the PCBs for my new RIAA phono pre-amp design (here is an impression of the prototype board). This Beogram will be the second unit to receive this new Beolover upgrade.




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