Hello,

Yesterday i picked up my first Beogram 4000 and carefully took it home at about 10 miles an hour all the way.

Disaster struck when i got home i noticed the stylus guard had fallen off and due to it just being glued on i thought i could remove the stylus and glue it back on myself.

This is when real disaster struck. As i pried off the stylus, the plastic arm that holds the sylus in place snapped. Fortunately i noticed this before pulling out all the wiring but it is broken.

i edged it back on to see if i had done any damage to the wiring and when it played back it was only playing through one channel. Is this a stylus issue? or maybe it has something to do with the rather poorly wired rca plugs that have been fitted?

So, firstly i need to ask if you know how to either replace the stylus holder or what glue is best to try and get it back to normal. I would prefer that if i glue it, that it can be as strong as originally.

I also noticed that the front of the lid seems to sit on the front of the auminium and not the wood. Around 5mm further back than i would expect. Although it seems to fit flush at the back, leading me to think i cant get any adjustment out of it.

Is this normal?

I can attch pics of any of these issues if needed.

Thanks in advance for any advice

Tom

I am so sorry. This must have been an appalling moment for you. I would suggest that the lack of one channel will probably be the wiring - you need to continuity test the arm. If that is OK, you are very lucky. Parts for these are very tricky. I would use a two pack epoxy so the damn thing never moves again but others may suggest something else. Where are you based? I confess that I would probably get someone to fix this for you as these are immensely complex decks and it is likely to need some servicing anyway.

I wonder if it actually fitting together properly as the lid should rest on the wood surround - the plates can sit a little forward if not located correctly. I would also get the lead changed to a proper 5 pin DIN one - a fully wired Powerlink cable with the extra pins removed makes a reasonable cable as it has lots of shielding if you can't get an original.

Thanks for your swift reply.

I have already ordered a 5 pin DIN to put onto the cable, or do you think its best to remove the whole lead and connect straight to the transformer?

I had thought the same about the glue, i will try it. The wiring around the stylus looks fine, or did you mean perhaps the internal wiring being the cause?

I heard the deck before i picked it up and it sounded very good and i transported it very carefully so i would hope that the fault didnt pick up in transit.

I suspected that you would say the lid should sit on the wood surround, i think i was just hoping it would be a simple adjustment of the lid!

I am fairly adept to repairing the basics of electronics although i do understand that these machines can be very complicated. I am based in London, so if you have an recommendations for someone to look at it? I have bought replacement belts from Barry in east london, do you know if he would be able to anything?

I dont really want to spend hundreds getting it back if i can do at least most by myself.

I will try to glue it tonight and will tell you how it goes

thanks

Tom

Don't start with glueing things if you don't even know yet where the fault exactly is! You might just create a tone arm that can't be taken apart to fix it anymore...

Agree - you must check the continuity before any glue! Tim Jarman is in Farnborough and is good with these decks - you can contact him via Beocentral. He would rather see these before repair!

True, will see if i can connect first, but as the plastic looks like a clean break im not sure i can do any harm if i neatly glue the two pieces together, as i said the wiring seems ok, but i do take your point. I really do not want to make things worse.

I will see if i can contact Tim Jarman as i am not too far from Farnborough

how much does he normally charge for this kind of thing?

He is very reasonable but don't glue anything - he will rather have it untouched.