Beogram 2400 – a generic question

[Wojciech Herchel]

Hello,

 

I have recently acquired a Beogram 2400, which happens to be working beautifully – one thing that is weird is that the turntable body moves up and down (together with the tonearm) in the chassis – or it bounces, if you will… is this intentional, or is there a screw missing somewhere fixing the actual turntable to the chassis such that it does not move?

[Mark-sf]

Nope, the bounce is intentional to prevent acoustic feedback. Enjoy your new purchase!

[Wojciech Herchel]

Thank you.

Second question I have that the stylus has a tendency to drag over the record a bit – particularly on the new/modern record – when it returns to home after finishing the record or pressing Stop – is it an easy adjustment? The stylus force is set at 1.5gr, it is a MMC20E. anything else that needs adjusting?

[Mark-sf]

If you remove the counterweight you will see a screw that adjusts the tonearm height when it is cued up. This should be 5mm above the record surface.

[Wojciech Herchel]

Hi – where is the screw though? on the outside part of the counterweight, where the slider is or on the inside – see the picture – there is a screw on the inside part of the counterweight, where I marked in white – as it is dark and was not visible on the picture.

[Mark-sf]

Lift the silver counterweight out of the arm and you will see it.

[Wojciech Herchel]

How exactly do I lift the silver counterweight? Does it slide off or something? Maybe a daft question, however I am a new to this, so wouldn’t want to break something by mistake…

[Mark-sf]

Grab the edge to the silver plate on the rear of the tone arm and lift it out. It fits using friction.

[Wojciech Herchel]

Got it, managed to take it out. The manual says the adjustment should be made with a counterbalance weight inserted though…? So I adjust, put it back in and measure and readjust if need be? stating the obvious, I can’t access the screw if the counterbalance is in…

 

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[Mark-sf]

The issue they are trying to address, is that when the weight is removed, the suspension will be higher on that side and the tonearm will show a great distance from the surface. Simply adjust and place it in but not fully seated so that you can check the height.

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