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You are dealing with an AC Motor running off of the mains voltage, therefore there would only be mechanical speed adjustments and they would be in the manual. I would check that all of your play adjustments as per the manual are correct as there may be insufficient tension. All the above also assume you are not trying to use a 50Hz unit on 60Hz.
That is fine. Check the spec for your cartridge as some need 1.2 grams.
That relay is the stock one for 4002’s that have DC motors. Simply get the replacement kit for that type. If you want to experiment swap it with the muting relay as that one may be in better shape since DC does not flow thru it’s contacts.
You don’t need to cut the mains. Simply carefully pick up the arm once it has moved to the record and move it back supporting it on any item that is high enough to keep the stylus from touching the top. You can also take the platter off and with the 45 adapter depressed press play and it will move over and lower.
Assuming the arm is truly lowered, then the weight should not be hitting the rear at zero grams as applying 1 gram is only 1/2 turn of the weight.
The OEM relay is not available, but the replacement kits are readily on eBay depending on which relay you have. This is a DPDT relay that defaults to the 33 speed when unpowered. I would only jumper that side or remove it if you want to test 45 as well. In any case, I would always replace it at this point as any cleaning fix is only temporary and the part is cheap enough.
The arm should be in the recording playing mode and then the weight should be adjusted to zero tracking force. Then you rotate the numeric dial without moving the weight so that zero is a 12 o’clock. At that point you rotate the entire weight to the desired tracking force.
I would try injecting a signal at the wiper of the volume control for each channel with the volume at max and then take your distortion measurements. This will pinpoint whether you have an amp or preamp issue. I’m betting on the latter from your discription.
A relay’s contacts can corrode over the decades especially when not hermetically sealed. This introduces a variable resistance which causes the speed variation. One can affect a temporary fix by carefully cleaning the contacts since the cover is removable; however, this is only a temporary fix and its very easy to bend the thin contact supports making it worse.
You most likely need to replace the speed switch relay. There are modern replacement kits available on eBay or Beolover’s site.
Yup need to do some measurements instead of using your ear to answer my questions. Download a turntable App for your phone such as RPM and come back with answers to 3 and 4.
Worn bearings would not cause a motor to run fast. I would approach diagnosing this in this way.
- Determine if the speed is fast for both 33 and 45.
- Determine if the speed is faster for 45 to the same extent as it is for 33.
- Determine what specific speed range for 33 and 45 you can adjust over.
- Determine whether the speed is steady even though fast.
From the answers to the above, one can pin down the area of the system causing the problem. Feel free to post these and I’ll give you my diagnosis.
First, confirm all of your springs curl up when the sub-chassis is unhooked. Then you use the rear nut to bring the sub-chassis high enough to float between the lower and bottom stops. Then tweak the three nuts to ensure the platter is level but not necessarily even with the top plate. If you then need additional height, you can loosen the locknut on the center bearing and raise that as it is threaded. You will then need to make sure your arm cued-up position will still clear the record.
As to centering, there is some side play in each leaf spring and you can also get some side or front/back play by slightly bending the rear height screw. I have never seen the need for more than 1-2mm of adjustment. If you do then look at your top plate alignment as that is likely out.
I have never seen the leaf springs fail. I have seen the plastic inserts break down and leave pieces interfering with the suspension. I would carefully examine the transport screw mechanism for these. When I do a referb of either 400x 0r 6000 I remove the entire sub chassis to clean out the pieces left behind. If you do remove the transport screw assembly be careful of the multiple washers and there orientation and ordering.
Take a look at the 2200 schematic at https://beomanuals.com/manuals/Beogram/Beogram%202200/Bang-Olufsen-Beogram_2200-Schematic.pdf. It provides all that detail.
