Beogram 8002: A New Arrival from California - First Look

I recently received a Beogram 8002 for a full restoration from a customer in California. It was shipped in a Beolover double box shipping container and it arrived without shipping damages. This shows the unit after I extracted it from the box:

A few parts were packaged separately, indicating previous repair attempts.

The hood is fairly scratched:

The platter, aluminum panels and veneer panels are in pretty decent condition:

I opened the unit up:

The 8002 flips open like a book. It is a good idea to flip the top against a vertical support. I extracted the vital parts and put them on my bench:

After reconnecting everything I plugged the transformer in and the LED dot came on in the display. I pressed PLAY and the carriage went to search for a record. STOP returned the carriage home.

All good signs! Stay tuned for the restoration report.