Beogram TX2 tone arm not moving

in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 24, 2020 15:56 GMT

Gandalf and Dillen, you are spot on. I did find the problem with an LP on the platter. What I overlooked was trying it that way after lubricating various spots. The tone arm now does exactly what it is supposed to. Thank…

Beogram TX2 tone arm not moving

in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 23, 2020 18:45 GMT

It just came to me that the light for the platter is not on. I have no idea if this is important to the tone arm movement. The bulb measures fine with a DVM. I found the drive transistor (T3 according to the schematic I …

Beogram TX2 tone arm not moving

in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 23, 2020 18:41 GMT

Thanks Graham. The solenoid shaft moves freely.

Beogram TX2 tone arm not moving

in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 23, 2020 18:15 GMT

Both motors spin, the platter spins. Using the play button, the platter spins for about 5 seconds, the tone arm just sits there, and then it shuts down. Manually, I can rotate the gear just behind the platter axis (drive…