Step 9: quick check of 45 rpm. Still sounding fantastic!

Step 8: fire this baby up! I "fully inserted" the Soundsmith cartridge and she worked just fine. On the BG3404 that filled in for the BG4002, I couldn't "fully insert" the Soundsmith. I had to leave a gap of almost a millimeter. See my avatar photograph. Initial impression: she sounds fantastic!

Step 7: set table in rack and install cartridge.

Step 6: adjust tracking force. Benny had the tracking force about 1.1 - 1.2 grams. I adjusted it to 1.2 - 1.3 grams for the new Soundsmith SMMC20EN.

Step 5: loosen the 3 transport screws on the bottom.

Step 4: dig the top platter and dust cover out of the box in the garage and reassemble. The only PITA I've encountered with my B&O turntables - 2 RX2s and 2 3404s - is the dust cover. Not so with the BG4002. Two screws on the bottom - beautiful design.

Step 3: remove turntable from box and peak under the top plate to look at your new motor. The primary problem with my BG4002, according to Benny, was a bad motor.

Step 2: open box. Benny Amina of Modular Electronics fixed the BG4002. He had me remove and not send the dust cover, top platter, and cartridge. With the dust cover removed, I found this box in my garage and fixed it over the tone arm. Aside from engaging the transport screws, that was pretty much all the precautions we took in shipping the BG4002 between

Step 1: pour some home brew. This particular home brew I call "Black and Tan Your Hide." It's a blend of a brown ale and an Irish stout with added "booster" to take the alcohol content up over 6%.

Look what came to work today.