Hi all, I've recently come in possession of a Beogram 8002. I'll start off by saying this is my first foray into any sort of audio restoration. That being said, I've got some "tinkering skills" and am very experienced with soldering.

I'll try my best to explain what's happening with the device. Upon pressing PLAY, the platter spins, tonearm begins to move (red < lit), but stops before reaching the record .I am able to move the tonearm left and right from the buttons, but the right > light never comes on. Movement to the right works intermittently. The tonearm never lowers itself onto the record. The PAUSE and STOP buttons do not appear to do anything. 

I started by going under the hood and cleaning the tonearm rails and the threaded rod. This seemed to improve the movement a bit. As seems to be a common trend, all the double sided tape will need replacing as well. The tonearm area cover is on an extremely stiff hinge, it doesn't feel right.

With the overall sluggish and inconsistent performance, I'm assuming I should start with a capacitor replacement. I'm also wondering if the tone-arm-dropping-solenoid is gummed up. 

All thoughts and tips appreciated.