Beogram 4002 (Type 5513): Full Upgrade with SyncDrive Platter Motor, Commander Remote Control and Internal RIAA Pre-Amplifier

My customer from Kentucky decided to give his Beogram 4002 the 'full treatment' and asked me to install all three Beolover upgrades that are currently available for the DC platter motor Beogram types:

1. SyncDrive synchronous platter motor: The SyncDrive improves RPM stability and consistency and levels DC motor Beograms up to AC motor performance.
2. Commander remote control system: The Commander is the perfect addition to 4002 and 4004 Beograms for protecting their fragile keypad coatings. It uses an Apple remote for controlling all functions of the Beogram. In addition the Commander adds auto-repeat functionality and an improved << >> scanning function.
3. Internal RIAA pre-amplifier: The Beolover RIAA replaces the original output board and allows directly connecting the Beogram to any high-level input of modern amplifiers, like CD, DVD or AUX.

All three upgrades are plug and play, i.e. there is no soldering required for their installation. I started with the SyncDrive. This shows the original DC platter motor still installed:

The SyncDrive bolts to the same mounting posts and it only needs one cable connection to the main PCB:

Then I removed the keypad to get to the output board. This shows the original board still in place:

The Beolover RIAA pre-amplifier has the same form factor like the original board. Simply plug the wire harnesses into matching board headers on the RIAA board. At the same time I also plugged the Commander remote control board into the keypad header on the main board:

The final step was putting the keypad back in, plugging its connector into the Commander board and bolting the auto-repeat indicator in with the keypad screw:

And then it was time to play this lovely updated Beogram 4002 a bit more. I selected another great Milt Jackson vinyl, "Olinga", which was recorded in 1974 on the CTI label (CTI 6046). Before play, this record was ultrasonically refreshed using a CleanerVinyl ProXL setup reducing clicks and pops to a minimum. 

Beolovely!

I will now play this deck for another week or so and then it should be time for sending this upgraded Beogram 4002 back to its owner in Kentucky!