Uh oh, I'm afraid it's time to open up my Beomaster 8000 yet AGAIN, after 10 years: when I switch it on the relays click-click-clickclick-click-click-clickclickclick before deciding to really switch on. I guess some voltage isn't coming "on" in time, any more. Just before I start digging, please yell if you experienced this too

Oooh, that didn't happen to me . Not-at-all. Honestly. Fingers crossed. rick (<- liar) Thanks for all the help, it runs absolutely fine again, and with the positive, happy, WOW! only, and unmeasured flutter only.

The subplatter rests ok on the spindle, if that wasn't okay the platter would be tilted far more. This was just a few millimeters difference at the edge of the platter. But hey, we're purists here, aren't we? Is turning the screws on the springs the way to adjust a slightly tilted platter..? Should the hooks from those springs that hold

Well, the mail missus delivered the tacho disk and caps replacement set in very good order, so Saturday was spent putting things into place. Some studying revealed you can simply turn-slide away the tacho sensor with that brass lever, allowing the center spindle to be lifted out, careful not to touch the grease thats still amply on there. After some

That will teach you not to walk on your hands in the bathroom. rick

Hipaul, As Dutch as Hemaworst ;-) I am a bit surprised by this oil-thing though, I always understood that bearings like worms and ball-bearings should be lubricated with a grease, and not oil... The service manual for the Beogram 6000 says: Rocol MTS 1000 diluted to oily viscosity with Esso NUTO H 44. It's never simple is it. This Rocol is "High

Hi Auric, Oh, I understand the challenge of bringing a finished product to the shops, and the Beomaster 8000 sure is an incredibly complicated one. Still, if I look at this "cable salad" it does not feel exactly, eh, as I expected. The cabinet inside does have quite some space actually, it's a very BIG machine! I can imagine though that

Silicone grease? If I understand http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone_grease right, is that the same stuff as the white heat conducting paste for use with heat sinks? I do have a small tube of that. It doesn't exactly feel like a "grease" though... rick

Thanks! My Beogram 8000 suffers from, as usual: irregular speed. The tacho disk has a thin plastic sheet that is separating from the disk at the underside, although the actual pattern is on the top side. There are some cracks in the pattern there, and also some crackling in the clear plastic of the disc itself. I tried mending the pattern by blackening

Just found this forum, looking for info on how to get my Beogram 8000 running well again, and wanted to share what I did to my Beomaster 8000 about 10 years ago: LINK It shows my struggle repairing the amplifier, which got far too hot on one side, without a service manual. (Yes, I succeeded.) Can I say I'm not overly impressed with the insides of