Hello B&O lovers. This is my first post here: I hope I would be accepted in this community, since I found a beautiful (and cheap) Beogram 4004 on eBay and I didn't resist to its charm… When I was a young boy and couldn't afford a proper hi-fi system, it was one of my dreams, so I decided to make myself a gift :-)
The eBay seller told me the turntable wasn't working properly, but after I fixed some false contacts and replaced some capacitors, it started up… but the arm assembly travelled toward the center and back, without lowering on the record. I found that the main board relay wasn't working (broken winding) and I replaced it with its twin from the second board. Then I managed to install a different relay on that board, much less cluttered.
I should have test the turntable at this point… but I decided to replace all the capacitors instead. It was a big mistake… now there's a short circuit somewhere and the Start button doesn't work anymore :-(
I'm sure I'll find the fault, but it won't be an easy task and it'll take time. Before discovering this forum, I downloaded a 4002 service manual with an addendum for 4004: unfortunately the print quality is terrible and the board pictures (completely different from 4002) are missing. Could anybody tell me about the quality of the service manual available here? I'll probably upgrade my membership anyway, but I would be glad to get the right 4004 service manual: my job would become much easier.
Thanks in advance for your collaboration. Any suggestion is appreciated.
