When you "power up and down", is that the mains plug you refer to ?
At the end of a record, does the carriage move to the right, dragging the tonearm across the record or is it
merely sitting forever at the leadout groove ?

Martin

Yes I am referring to the main plug turning the unit off.

At the end of a record, the carriage moves right, dragging the tonearm and cartridge across the record; not good for record or expensive cartridge.

Thanks for your response

Tom

Tom

Can you provide the Type number for your BG4002, I am interested whether it is the earlier or later version.  If it is the later version, I might be able to help you.

Regards

Geoff

geearr wrote:

Tom

Can you provide the Type number for your BG4002, I am interested whether it is the earlier or later version.  If it is the later version, I might be able to help you.

Regards

Geoff

I believe that the carriage module of the 400x series remained unalted through all 8 years of production :)

Søren Hammer wrote:

I believe that the carriage module of the 400x series remained unalted through all 8 years of production :)

You may well be right and the mechanical parts are probably similar.  However, my particular version is Type 550x and the circuit diagrams show several differences when compared to Type 551x.  I have never worked with the latter series.

Thanks for your input

Regards

Geoff

Wow, I am having same problem with my early 4002, the one with the smaller capstan, type 5523.  The cartridge arm is drooping and when the turntable is activated it moves across the entire record as if no record is present and then returns all the way back to the off position.  The lamp on the control arm is on but maybe it isn't bright enough any more?  Obviously I pulled the cartridge out so it won't be destroyed, and I have lubricated the solenoid but am not sure what to do next.  Have removed the panels but not sure how to take the dust cover off.

Not trying to hi-jack this thread but it sounds so similar maybe we have the same problem.

Thanks

Steve in Culver City.

Not sure I can help with the actual problem, but the dust cover is easy - feel under the rear corners of the deck and you'll find two holes, and in the bottom of them a screw (largish flat blade). Loosen them a bit and the lugs keeping the lid (and the entire top rear cover of the deck) will loosen as well, then the lid just slides off to the back.

OPEN THE LID FIRST as the springs will otherwise flip the hinge open with horrible force sooner or later (don't ask how I know 😳 )

Tom,

Take a look on Page 3 at Section 3 - Zero balancing the tone arm.

Mine is type 4002 5523 if that helps.