Hi Duncan, I am delighted to “meet” another Beogram 4000 owner in North America. I am NOT the B&O expert, that title goes to Peter, Frede, Martin and notable others, however if I understand you question correctly and you are considering changing your Beogram 4000 from a DIN connector to RCA plugs, it would be far better (and easier)

I have a Beogram 4004 as well…. my second “best” turntable after the stellar Beogram 4000. I am not an expert here…. that tile goes to Peter and Martin; however, if you have access to another cartridge it would be well worth your while to try swapping it for another. It might be just that simple. I have a MMC 20CL that now

For those of you who have followed the long saga of my Beogram 4000, I have an update. After numerous attempts to find the fault that caused the 250mA fuse to blow the second the tonearm attempted to drop failed to produce a fault, I shipped the 4000 to Martin, who spend a good deal of time testing this particular Beogram, yet finding no electrical

Martin is being entirely too modest . The Beogram 4000 proved to be unreliable, problematic, and repeatedly blew fuses for the previous owner. In short, the 4000 exhausted the owner’s patience and he put it up for sale on eBay. Once it “appeared” that the fuse issue was sorted out, only then did he agree to sell the 4000 to me. (An

Derek, Thank you! This information really helps…. and makes sense. However, I have managed to confirm that the original motor is good, and still the fuse blew when it was in the Beocord 9000. Also, the replacement motor does operate, if briefly, until the fuse blows. This weekend, I will remove the replacement motor, as you directed and see what

Derek: This is the second time that you have referred me to a previous post. While I very much appreciate your expertise, I would be ever so much more inclined to follow your directions if you explained WHY I need to do this. 1) Does the fuse blow when you power up and hit play with the motor REMOVED. Why is this important? The fuse blows repeatedly

Derek, The advice to try a 500mA fuse came from a highly respected B&O repair facility. However, with all I know to date, I completely agree with you. Something must be wrong and to bypass the fuse protection is to risk doing even more expensive damage. Here is the latest on the Beocord, and I believe it significantly narrows the potential problem

Derek, Point taken. I will try your suggestion to remove the replacement motor and see if the fuse still blows. It has been suggested, among other things, that I try a 500mA fuse to see if that solves the problem. Do you see any harm in trying this first? Jeff

Derek: I believe that there has been some error in my information regarding the 850mA fuse value. I checked the two fuses which I removed from my Beocord 8004 as well as the Beocord 9000 and they are identical 250mA fuses with brightly colored stripes on them. I replaced the blown fuse on the Beocord 8004 and it works perfectly again. (I was attempting

Hi Derek, I will be more than happy to answer all your questions, however; first do you know the correct value for the fuse that lies directly under the cassette assembly and motor ? This is the fuse that blows when PLAY is pressed. The fuse that was in place was a 250mA 250v fuse. I have it under good authority that there are no 250mA fuses in the