If making a mess of the draw was the last thing you should do, you still need to do just that. Martin

Wow, that was close. Only 20km from me... Martin

Had to see what this is all about so I joined the club . I also like "Twist in my sobriety" by Tanita Tikaram. Martin

Found this excellent picture on Google. There's really no signs of age to a tantal so an old and a new looks pretty much the same. B&O tend to like using red and green ones, not that the color matters though but different brands may use different colors. Sizes vary from apprx 3 - 6mm in diameter and height. The shown cap is 4,7uF 35V with positive

Nice post but I tend to disagree a bit with you regarding PCB mounted caps; I've repaired thousands of B&O things and it's my experience that PCB mounted caps are just as prone to failure, and maybe even more so, than the large aluminum cans. Especially the red and orange cylindrical ones that B&O have used heavily are given candidates

Hi Snaggle, and welcome to Beoworld ! Your Beogram is in need of lubrication to the lift/lower mechanics. Do a search in this forum and you will find many threads regarding this. I also remember posting a photo once. Martin

I repaired one using an IR LED from a computer mouse of the old type with the rubber ball and 2 optos. Martin

An IR-LED exactly ! You can check it using a digital camera (cellphone camera). Martin

The LED and the sensor lamp are two different things. Check the adjustments for the << and >> buttons and check the optos at the end of the threaded spindle. Martin

The record is detected by reflection but the sensor arm obviously has to be over a record to sense one. If it doesn't make it to the record, check for bad solders. Especially in the power supply / rectifier diodes areas and at the connectors along the edge of the main board. Replace capacitors. Make sure to get them all done, a kit is available