Thank you Martin, I think I have it. The switch in question, in green, is not missing, and I don’t remember it being bent in any particular way. I will, however, verify this carefully . One way or the other, the problem HAS to be something to do with this solenoid or its associated switches because as long as the Beogram 4000 is not permitted

Hi Martin, You have already dedicated a good deal of time to my problem, for which I am most appreciative . However, could you possibly be a bit more specific in regard to your instructions, “Check the switch contacts, check that it actually drops the current to the solenoid when the tonearm has lowered.” I am sorry, but being quiet new

Martin, A learned friend as suggested the following and I put to forward simply becuase I do not know what to do next: "The design of these tangent tables include safety engineering with the pickup arm lift/setdown function. The safety issue is that if there is a line voltage interruption the pickup will be immediately raised off the play surface

Hi Martin, I know where the problem lies but not how to fix it. I had found that the arm driveshaft was bent and straightened it as per Derek’s suggestion. The shaft is now perfectly straight. However something I did in removing it for repair has disturbed something alignment-wise and now the arm switch comes perilously close to the driveshaft

Hi Kev, I will write in detail about the 4000 on the thread to Martin, made progress, but not anything like a solution. Thank you for asking! It is not a motherboard problem, but rather an electro-mechanical problem. Yuk. Jeff

Addendum: I have left this Beogram 4000 rotating its platter for well over an hour, with no problem. Turning the turntable on and off repeatedly raises no issues. The left and right controls are now working correctly, with their contacts recently cleaned. The only thing I note that is amiss is that the 4000 does not change speed to 45 rpm’s at

Martin, Correction, I was mistaken . In my haste I forgot to install the belt. With the belt in place the turntable plays indefinitely without blowing its fuse. Left and right functions work properly…. everything works properly so long as there is no record and the arm does not drop. Please forgive this stupid error. Jeff

Martin, The first time the fuse blew the Beogram 4000 was playing a record and was at the mid-way point. Everything just stopped and the arm lifted off the record. With the fuse replaced, I can press play the 4000 functions normally, the arm moves to the correct position over the record and begins to drop, but that is as far as it gets. Once the tonearm

Martin, Has your “thinking cap” produced any new insights? I sure hope so as this sad non-functioning Beogram 4000 really needs your help! Thanks. Jeff

Martin, I am merely an enthusiast not a technician; however a friend who gives me pointers and is aware of your efforts to help me has suggested the following: “I was puzzled by the tonearm action at the mid point of the record. This midpoint is close to where a 45 rpm 7 inch record would be and that position is represented by a pattern on the