My trusty Beogram 5500 record deck died mid album. First I got an odd burning smell, then shortly after I heard the record slooooow down to a halt and the player just died!
It does not respond to any buttons, and the arm is stuck mid way on the plattter.
I haven’t opened up the deck yet, so not sure what burned/melted inside, but there was an odd burning smell just before it stopped.
The belt was replaced about 8 years ago and it’s been working for years with no issues, except for a sort of metal on metal rubbing noise on the last few rotations of an LP.