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A WR I TTEN G U I DE TO U P CYC L IN G A
Beovox RL6000
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INTRODUCTION
This is a guide on how to upcycle a Beovox RL6000 loudspeaker using a BeoCreate 4-Channel amplifier and a Raspberry Pi.
The upcycling process will take roughly two hours and we advise you to prepare for the project by having all the required items at hand.
PARTS
· Beovox RL6000
· BeoCreate 4-Channel Amplifier
· Raspberry Pi 3
· MicroSD card (at least 4GB)
· Power plug & supply (page 3)
· 3D printed parts (page 3)
· Two insulated wires for the
power connector (45cm)
TOOLS
· Soldering iron
· Screwdrivers
· Wirecutters
· Wirestripper
· Electric drill
· 8mm drill bit
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EXTRAS
Recommended power supply18-24V, about 90W
https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/accessories/mean-well-gs60a18-p1j/
Recommended power plugmouting hole diameter: Ø8mm
https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/accessories/coaxi-al-power-connector-5-5x2-1mm/
Files for 3D printinghttps://www.hifiberry.com/beocreate/beocre-
ate-doc/
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EXTRAS
Recommended power supply18-24V, about 90W
https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/accessories/mean-well-gs60a18-p1j/
Recommended power plugmouting hole diameter: Ø8mm
https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/accessories/coaxi-al-power-connector-5-5x2-1mm/
Files for 3D printinghttps://www.hifiberry.com/beocreate/beocre-
ate-doc/
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TAK I NG APART TH E R L60 00
STEP ONE
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From the back of the RL6000 unscrew two screws holding the plastic stip around the
speaker.
Remove the two plastic strips.
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Unscrew the nine screws on the sides, cor-ners and the center. The location of all the
screws are shown on the next page.
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LOCATION OF SCREWS
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Whilst being on the back of the speaker, unscrew the old connectors.
Open up the back plate and remove the dampening material.
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Cut all the wires connecting to the old crossover.
Unscrew and remove the old crossover.
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C R EAT I NG A NEW P OWER CONN E CT ION
STEP TWO
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Drill a 8mm hole where the previous con-nections were located.
Screw the power connector to the back plate.
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Strip the insulated wires 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 correspond-
ing pin on the power plug. Solder both wires to the power plug pins.
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ASS EM BLE TH E PARTS
STEP THREE
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Place the Raspberry Pi upon the BeoCreate 4-Channel Amplifier. The supplied spacers will not fix the Pi to the board, but just pre- vent it from flexing and touching any com-
ponents on it.
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Using the existing mounting posts and screws, attach the 3D printed frame to the
inside of the speaker.
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Press fit the amplifier to the 3D printed frame.
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Strip the wires coming from the drivers, so that again approximately 1 cm of wire is
exposed.
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The tweeter will require an extension to be soldered onto it.
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Connect the drivers and power to the am-plifier. A detailed diagram is located on the
next page.
Insulate the wires soldered previously.
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AM PL IF IER OUTPUTS
WIRES FROM POWER
CONNECTOR
BOTTOMWOOFER
TWEETERTOPWOOFER
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C LOS I NG U P
STEP FOUR
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Connect the power supply Plug the power supply into a wall socket.
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Make sure a red light turns on on the Rasp-berry Pi. If it does not turn on, you have
switched the polarity of the power supply.
Unplug the power supply from the wall-socket to further proceed with the
up-cycling.
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Insert the SD card with the BeoCreate soft-ware installed on it, and proceed to set up
the amplifier.
https://www.hifiberry.com/beocreate/beo-create-doc/beocreate-first-steps/
Install the sound dampening material.
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Attach the 9 screws on the back cover. Mount the plastic stips removed in the first step.
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ENJOY
Your Beovox RL6000 is now upcycled.
You can find the further software features here: https://www.hifiberry.com/beocreate/beocre-ate-doc/beocreate-software-documentation/
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