Hi Beoworld!

My girlfriend recently brought back a Beogram 4000 from Frankfurt. The seller packaged it VERY well, securing tone arm and tracker, lots of packaging etc. Everything seems to be working fine, except for a couple minor things: 

1. When there is no record on the platter, and I press play, the tone arm should move towards the center of the platter aiming to detect a 7'' or nothing at all. When it moves to the center, it does not detect that there is no record or that it has reached its maximum range. You can hear the motor slowing down because it keeps trying to push the tracker past its limit. Of course I shut it off, so the motor does not burn out, and the arm moves back to resting position. 

Basically what I am asking, is this a complicated fix? Could I as a novice do it?

2. The other problem is that the 'range guage', ie the horizontal spectrum directly above the controls, does not light up. It tracks the position of the tone arm fine, but I would like it to light up too so that my mind can rest. I'm assuming it's not a standard bulb in there but something specific. Again is this something that is relatively easy to fix/replace?

I took it to a B&O repair shop here in Los Angeles, and they quoted me at 375 to fix everything. Seemed like an absurd price, so bargained them down to 250. They said they'd not be able to go any lower than that. Still for a small light and potentially an out of tune sensor for the tracking, seems pretty steep. What do you guys think?

These are the guys: http://www.tekmg.com/BangAndOlufsen-Repair.aspx

I have a 'friend' that worked on my McIntosh MA230 (the one I'm running all my audio through now), he's an expert when it comes to amps and more basic turn tables, but when I suggested looking at my Beogram he was reluctant. He's willing but he says they're quiet complicated. Given his overall technical expertise, do you guys think we could fix it together, given that I might not be able to/shouldnt attempt to myself? 

One other thing, could somebody link me to the appropriate DIN to RCA adapter? I'm assuming Ill need a ground wire to? Will a DIN7 adapter work with the DIN5 on the 4000? 

Thanks in advance!