Hi all.

A couple of months I acquired a BG3404 via EBAY and a great find as it arrived intact and seller's promise of mint condition was legit.

In the last 2-3 weeks, a malfunction is appearing  with the STOP and PAUSE functions > when STOP is pressed, the turntable does not stop (rotating) with tonearm return and likewise when PAUSE is pressed : i.e. tonearm does not lift at desired point(groove) in LP and turntable keeps playing. Inevitably I let the LP side play in it's entirety and the auto return-stop engages (always flawlessly!).

After having read and consulted related BEOGRAM+BG3404 discussions, the only clue seems to point to contact oxidization and trying to free up/reengage the switches by pressing repeatedly + 40 touches. After having tried this at least 10x , the respective STOP and PAUSE functions only engaged 2X. It really is a hit and miss. 

I have the SM manual for this BG series deck but I'me not sure of where to look > mechanical and/or electronic ?

I trust there is someone in BEOWORLD who is familiar with this problem and can lead me in the right direction with a plausible explanation - solution.

Regards from Montreal, Canada/ Ihor