Hi Martin Thanks again for your kind attention to this ongoing battle I have. Yes, there is a spot of light below the sensor arm which can be seen in my avatar. Whether the intensity of the light spot is OK or not, I wouldn't know as the lamp inside is old. Replacement lamps will probably available from somewhere locally but from obscure places

Hello All Yes, I'm still around and still trying to fix the 4002. I had to stop work on it for a week or two but started again last night. Small progress - I repaired/replaced the arm sensor cover and fitted a slightly different lamp - same 24V but slightly longer and quite bright which I hope will be OK. I have also troubleshooted the arm up/down

Hello Martin My ongoing thanks. Yes, it was a bit distressing to watch that needle being dragged across the tracks yesterday. It looks as if I'm getting in here way over my head and technical competencies but I'll do my best. Hope to have better news soon. I know about capacitor replacements as I have several other vintage items. I wonder if

Hello All There has been progress. The new lamp is installed. I have plenty of the longer bulbs found in the scrap 4000 model but there was only 2 of exactly the same dimensions. One was dead and I blew my chances with the other as it cracked when trying to move it while the epoxy was busy setting. So I had to use the slightly longer lamp. Martin was

Hello Martin Thanks yet again Now I can proceed to the next step. Regards andre

Hello All I still need to replace the tracking sensor lamp. Since the existing (dead) lamp was epoxied into the black cover, there is no way to remove the dead lamp without damage to the black cover. I have salvaged a replacement cover/lampholder from a scrap 4000 but I'm not sure if the lamp value is the same as that of the 4002. I measured the

Nice work you guys are doing here. If I may offer a tip about finding where loose wires go without a schematic. My own rule: If you find a loose wire, do not disturb the wires near the spot where the loose wire could go. Use a 10X loupe and you will often clearly see the place where it has broken loose. dauphine/andre

Ah, Lausvi, Thanks! So it is basically a Haffler in a silver box. Nice. In my lounge I have 2 pairs of speakers. I used to use both pairs until a friend suggested I try using them in Haffler configuration, which I did and it sounded pretty good. In recent years when I upgraded one pair of speakers to B&W floorstanders, I disconnected the extra pair

Hello Folks I have had this gadget in a drawer for a long time. What is it for and how does one use it? Thanks dauphine/andre

Hi So/ren Thanks for the encouragements Yes, I'm almost there but all the same, this has been a difficult job as I have never worked on a turntable quite as complex as this one. Perhaps it is payback time for leaving it unattended for so many years. When it was still working after a fashion about 15 years ago, I used to take it down from storage