I have my father's old beogram 4002 that was found a few years ago in a shed where it had been unused sitting for many years. It worked straight away with no issues. However, a couple of years later, the house was hit by lightening while it was plugged in, and straight afterwards, it stopped working. Not sure if that's the cause as nothing else seemed to be affected, but seemed like more than a coincidence due to the timing.

After an initial look, my father and I could not diagnose the problem and put it away. At that time, as far as I remember, the issue was that the arm would go across as normal, it would detect the record but the tonearm would not lower.

Now, out of storage again, it seems it is not detecting records at all and again, the tonearm will not lower. The movements seem very sluggish too, though it has just been lubricated again so that could resolve after a few spins I'd imagine.

I don't have a lot of electrical knowledge, my father does but can't figure this one out. Has anyone here dealt with a similar problem? I'd be very grateful if you could point us in the right direction.

Alternatively, if we are completely out of our depth, does anyone know of anywhere which might repair it in Northern Ireland or somewhere relatively close?

P.S. I can post a video if it requested