Thanks Soundproof that is in fact what I based my 'effort' on - I was a member here a few years ago and I downloaded the 4000 manual out of curiosity. I think Peter might have kindly emailed me a scan too... Must join again as soon as funds allow (or needs must!) but spending money on beograms and baby stuff is taking priority right now Anyway

Hi yes if I remember they have 3 plastic clips (very delicate) and you must remove from magnet assembly very carefully! I am sure Martin could possibly give you guidance... I have got some photos which I will happily post BUT on Friday my 1 month old Samsung hard drive completely stopped working and I cannot access the PATA drives on my main machine

Ah plastic ok thanks - that makes much more sense than metal! I think I could use modellers sheet plastic with a double angle bracket for the shaft, more strength with that I think. Will have to see what I can create! If anyone has a shot of the complete part I would be gratefull - would be nice to try to get the 'indicator' just right.

Hi Peter yes the index is pretty cool although my 4000 was short of the metal arm when I aquired it! Obviously got in the way when previously repairer had a look Why they didn't tuck it away somewhere I don't know! I have made a rough one out of thin metal - a redesign is required before the turntable is passed on, as mine is a little flimsy

yes the bearing is beafier, I also noticed that there is a little play on the 4002 (without the platter) which the 4000 doesn't have.. Also those accountants cheaped out on the servo motor with a noisey plastic example too - when I switched on the 4000 and could bearly hear anything (apart from the speed relay and solonoid) I was in awe at it's

fair point, just thought the riaa amp, cd4 demod and extra rarity might be enough but maybe not then!

How much would a faulty beogram 6000 fetch on ebay I wonder? Maybe enough to pick up a working 4002 and have money left over for a tune up?

Your house must be huge

Did you check Peter? I removed the paltter from the 4002 and placed (very carefully) on the 4000 and took a shot from above - side view wasn't possible due to elevation... this IMO looks worse than birds eye view as below.. Anyway, It is clearly somthing I am more senstitve to than other folk around here lol! Regards the pics I will post them up

I use Audacity to transfer vinyl to PC. Record player > RIAA equipped amplifier > line level output to PC Line input. You can download the lame encoder to work with audacity but I save as WAV files. I play and record the entire vinyl then split into individual tracks, so that my cd player can access those tracks with continuous play and no gaps