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Beovox CX50

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Summary of Contents for Beovox CX50

Page 1: ...A WRITTEN GUIDE TO UPCYCLING A Beovox CX50 ...

Page 2: ...o prepare for the project by having all the required items at hand PARTS Beovox CX50 BeoCreate 4 Channel Amplifier Raspberry Pi 3 MicroSD card at least 4GB Power plug supply page 3 3D printed parts page 3 Hot glue or epoxy glue Screws and spacers to fit the 3D printed frame Two insulated wires for the power connector 20cm TOOLS Soldering iron Screwdrivers Glue gun Wirecutters Wirestripper Hacksaw ...

Page 3: ...V about 90W link to come Recommended power plug mounting hole diameter Ø8mm link to come Files for 3D printing You will need to two 3D printed parts Puck for power connector Bracket for BeoCreate 4 Channel amplifier downloads hifiberry com beocreate 3 ...

Page 4: ...TAKING APART THE CX50 STEP ONE 4 ...

Page 5: ...From the front of the speaker remove the fabric covers From the reverse side first unscrew the back plate 5 ...

Page 6: ...Remove the dampening material Cut all of the wires connecting the drivers to the back plate 6 ...

Page 7: ...ood condition If the speaker foams are damaged a repair is needed You can either a refoam yourself refoaming kits and instructions are available here link to come b buy new drivers compatiable with the original link to come c get them repaired by a professional link to come 7 ...

Page 8: ...CREATING A NEW POWER CONNE CT ION STEP TWO 8 ...

Page 9: ...Remove the original plastic speaker connector with a saw Make sure to cut through the wider end upon which you will be later placing the 3D printed puck Screw the power plug into the 3D printed puck 9 ...

Page 10: ...Apply glue to the 3D printed holder Make sure to cover all the inner walls with a vast amount of glue Place the parts upon the opening you just created Make sure they fit in as tightly as possible 10 ...

Page 11: ... you reserved for the power connector so that approximately 1cm of wire is exposed Check the polarity of the power supply which is and identify the corresponding pin on the power plug Solder both wires to the power plug pins 11 ...

Page 12: ...ASSEMBLE THE PARTS STEP THREE 12 ...

Page 13: ...Strip the wires coming from the drivers so that again approximately 1 cm of wire is exposed Place the Raspberry Pi upon the BeoCreate 4 Channel Amplifier 13 ...

Page 14: ...three corners of topside of the Pi using the supplied nuts as seen in the pictures there are both nuts and screws in the box Screw the 4CA to the frame Don t use screws in the holes that will be covered by the spacers 14 ...

Page 15: ...nto the 4CA The spacers won t affix the Pi to the 4CA but just pre vent it from flexing and touching any com ponents on it Fit in the cut wires into the Amplifier For details check the illustration on the next page 15 ...

Page 16: ...16 AMPLIFIER OUTPUTS 22 ...

Page 17: ...CLOSING UP STEP FOUR 17 ...

Page 18: ...Connect the power supply Plug the power supply into a wall socket 18 ...

Page 19: ...Make sure a red light turns on on the Raspberry Pi Unplug the power supply from the wall socket to further proceed with the up cycling 19 ...

Page 20: ...Now prepare the SD card by downloading its relevant software www hifiberry com build documentation beocreate beocreate how to start Insert the SD card into the Raspberry Pi 20 ...

Page 21: ...Place the electronics into the bottom of the speaker Screw on the back plate 21 ...

Page 22: ...ENJOY Your speaker is now physically upcycled You can find the software installation here www bang olufsen com recreate setup 22 ...

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