I recently received a DC-motor Beogram 4002 (Type 5513) from a customer in Florida. It arrived in its original box. I extracted the unit and set it up on the bench:
It has pretty good aluminum surfaces, but the keypad has the usual worn keypad coating. This can be alleviated with a rebuilt keypad in exchange. The plinth is in very good condition with nice corners:
I had a look inside. It looks pretty original, except that the motor has been worked on. The pulley is mounted upside down. We will see if this motor can still be restored.
Then I plugged the unit in and pressed START. The carriage started moving and found the set-down for LPs. That was a good sign! The platter motor made the typical dry bearings related shrieking noises.
In summary, this unit should be restorable if the motor is still in a serviceable condition. If not a replacement will need to be found. Stay tuned!
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