Chris, that was it indeed. Relubed moving parts (the diode is not there in my 4002) and it works like new! thanks

Hi Chris -- well, no! I did browse through a lot of threads but this one did not turn up in my search. Thanks, it looks like that could very well be the problem. Will whip out my sewing machine oil this weekend, and post back with results! Thanks again, Gijs

BTW, I checked the other post about raising/lowering tone arm issues, but the solution there does not seem to apply...

Hi -- new at this forum, and hoping y'all can help me... My Beogram 4002 is as old as I am, but still running decently. Since a few weeks, the arm does not lower on the record anymore. This was an intermittent problem, but now it has become pretty consistent. Even when I push the LIFT button, it will often just click (flashing the light in the speed