PapaBear:

Hi,

I just took my beloved Beogram 8000 out of storage and cannot get it work. All the lights come on, the speed indicators seem to want to work, the play, stop, and tonearm postioning controls also work. But the turntable platter will not rotate. Everything was in perfect working order when I packed it up 6 years ago. Is ths something the "cap kit" you metioned can address. By the way, what is a "cap kit"?

Thanks,

Michael

Hello Michael. The first thing I would do is examine all of the solder joints on the circuit board inside the unit using a strong magnifying lens. The solder joints on these models seem to have a tendency to crack over the years, and go intermittent. A cap kit (which is a set of replacement capacitors for the turntable) won't address this sort of problem, though it might pre-emptively solve other issues that could pop up down the road.

-Adam