I apparently posted this in the wrong place this morning - hopefully someone here might be able to help. I have a Beogram 8000 that doesn't get a lot of use, but I leave it hooked up just in case. This morning I thought I heard the needle mechanism lift, and I look at the table and the platter is spinning so fast that I couldn't even see the

Is there an easy way to check and see if a fuse has blown? I thought the transformer popped out fairly easily on these. Chip

Another hint in regards to ripping DVDs with Handbrake. I've found that the encode time is significantly less if I copy the DVD to the computer first, and then point Handbrake to those files. Of course that takes time as well, but then I don't have to listen to the disc drive spinning for an hour while Handbrake does its thing. Chip

I have a Beogram 8000 that doesn't get a lot of use, but I leave it hooked up just in case. This morning I thought I heard the needle mechanism lift, and I look at the table and the platter is spinning so fast that I couldn't even see the plastic ribs which support the LP. I started pushing buttons to no avail, and literally had to pull the