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Old 15th Mar 2019, 10:34 am   #8
bill knox
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Wilstead, Bedfordshire, UK.
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Default Re: Opening Burndept BE470?

Hi Paul

Looking at the photo's, the control's look like an intrinsically safe radio but the bottom is definitely not the base for an intrinsically safe radio, that is a "normal" battery cover for a BE470.

It has to be at least 35 years ago since looking at one of those, from memory, I think that just taking the screw off the back and the screw either side of the case just underneath the volume control and the channel change knob the innards should pull out, but, as it was distributed as a fire ground radio (these were repaired at Kippax) I am wondering if there are any other fixings under the head, again, just undoing the 2 screws on the side of the head and then gently pull the head straight off should reveal something.

I don't think you mentioned, but when you undid the screws on the case, did you remove the bottom battery cover, this screws directly into the bottom of the battery carrier that is part of the main PCB, if not removed this would stop the PCB being removed.

Regards

Bill
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