matador43 wrote:

Hi Soren,

Its an old thread, but I remember you did refresh another one recently by relinking all the pictures.
I know its a lot of work and maybe not an easy task, but may it be a chance you could do that here too.

Or maybe just pack the pictures and make them available to download if you still have them? 

I did get recently a BG1202 and would like to refresh it as it seems to be the perfect machine to me (BG300 quality, with BG1200 plater).

Thank you.

Pics back

Thank you Søren !

Hello all (my first post) 

This I a great thread very helpful & informative, especially for a new owner of the Beogram 1202, I'm going to give mine a light service, everything seems to work fine, but at first the arm was dragged back across the record on return, this hasn't happened again, but it has made me a bit wary of using it with my decent records (this is my backup/lazy deck option) so I've found a post here that identifies the lifting mechanism and I have a light sawing oil to use, should I also apply this elsewhere, if so where? I also read of tge use of "silicone" grease, in which particular areas should that be used and can you recommend a decent one to buy?

Finally reading about how to work on the deck upside down, would using the lid as the support be a good idea or is it too weak to support the decks weight ?

Many thanks for a great forum! 

Ho and welcome to Beoworld,

Very bad idea, If you're fortunate enough to have an unbroken lid, the last thing you want is to damage it while you're working on the deck.

I Usually use four high plastic glasses or plastic food boxes the same size, one on each corner, the open side against the deck to allow the control switch to go into the hole of the glass/ box. You have to secure the arm first by removing the counterweight and depending what you are gonna work on, maybe taping the arm to the top-plate with painter paper masking tape unless you're gonna work on arm movement.

If you take off the frame you can actually see and access the silent switch from the side, no need to take everything apart. You can insert a paper strip like you did Søren and with a small bent painters brush you can clean with contact cleaner overall as well.

Just thought I share that.