Martin, I disconnected one of the leads to the switch, pressed “Play” the tonearm moved into position, but did not attempt to drop, no “click” sound from the solenoid, the platter turned a revolution or two and the fuse blew. Now what? Am I doomed? Jeff

Hi Martin, I know that you have capacitor kits; do you have one for the Beogram 8000? If so do you think that this is something the average guy can successfully replace? If so send me a PM with the cost and I will send you payment via PayPal. My day off was cancelled due to company need, so I will not have the time to try your prescribed fix on my Beogram

Derek: A fairly close inspection showed no cracking or opened up transistors or capacitors. Everything looks quiet good . Now when I spoke of smoke, I should have made it clear that I did not actually see smoke, I only smelled it… it was definitely an electrical fire with oil mixed in, hence my thoughts that it must be the motor. Also if a transistor

Hi Martin, Yes, $5.50 is a ridiculous price, but this is Vancouver Island where everything cost at least twice what it does in nearby Seattle, Washington. There are fuses for much less on eBay but I was anxious to get my 4000 repaired and I found the fuses here in stock. I won’t even begin to tell you what I had to pay for that Fluke Multimeter

Hi Derek, My first reaction to your opening line is no I am not…. but that is not entirely true. I had an assortment of tiny issues with my 4002, and your last suggestion set that turntable right. Then there is my 4004 which NEVER gives ANY trouble. The 4000 is entirely another matter, as I am on my third package of five fuses. I will try Martin’s

My Beogram 8000 has had a growl sound at start-up among other issues which speak of an impending need for one of Martin’s famous capacitor kits. However, this Beogram functioned fairly well and I have instead been spending my time and energy on my troublesome Beogram 4000. Yesterday morning while enjoying a record about a quarter of the way into

I just re-solder the disconnected brown wire as per Frede’s direction and the Beogram 4000 played the record for a few seconds, maybe 5, then blew the fuse. Normally the stylus doesn’t make it to the record. I am out of the $5.50 each fuses and will have to wait until Tuesday for another shipment to arrive. I will then try cutting one of

Does anyone know to what these two brown wires connect to? And would one of them being disconnected cause the fuse to blow? Jeff

Hi Frede, Yes I am sure this will help. I will take another look at the Beogram 4000 and see if I can put your instructions to good work. Do you know what this brown wire connects to and would it being disconnected cause the fuse to blow? Do you think? Thank you again for ALL the help. Jeff

Martin, In the photo you sent, in the green circle, on the left side, there is a bundle of wires incased in a yellow tube. Of the wires that come out there is a blue green, red, and grey wire all of which are soldered to something just beside the switch. There is a 5 th wire in the yellow tube that has a brown sheathing which isn’t soldered to