We bought a Beogram 1202 and aren't sure how to calibrate it!

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SpringHeeledJoe Posted: Sat, Aug 22 2020 11:11 AM

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Hi all!

We have just bought a Beogram1202 pretty darned cheap and it seems to be in pretty much working order--we've played a few records, and the lift, manual and automatic  functions seem to be working perfectly well! Also seems to be playing at the correct speed, however.  

However, we thought it would be an idea to change the stylus as we weren't sure it had ever been replaced, and bought a new (old stock) which we were able to replace fine. 

We are now trying to balance it properly but aren't really sure of the best way to do this. We can manage to adjust the counterweight adjustment so the support leg 'floats' by 1-2mm, as it says in the manual, but the 'stylus pressure adjustment screw' (the one on the side with the numbers on it) won't move. In the manual it says to adjust this to 2g (which is best for the SP14 stylus). It is currently set to about 2.2g. 

I suppose the question is: do should we be worrying about that or doing anything else to set it up? We were considering getting a scale to check the stylus weight.

Also, there were a couple of other things I would be very grateful for some advice on:

• The arm seems to drop quite fast when you press lift/lower button, although not sure if that is normal. It might also be bouncing a bit but we're not really sure, and if we do it lighter it seems to skate. 
• Also there is a weird repetitive 'thudding' noise which comes out of the speakers sometimes (the player also came with a Beomaster 901 and 2702 Beovox speakers)--almost a kinf of squelchy static noise... The connections on the buttons on the Beomaster are pretty knackered, so it might be that? It only seems to happen sometimes, however...

Thanks for taking the time to read through--any help would be much much appreciated!!

We would also be more than happy to talk through on the phone if you can't be bothered with typing!

Best wishes,

Joe

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Ninni replied on Sun, Sep 27 2020 5:18 PM

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Set the dial on the side of the arm to 0. Then adjust the counterweight until the pickup floats in midair. After that, set the dial to the tracking pressure you want (2 in this case).