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B&O Beogram 1800 (Model 5813) Motor Mounts Needed - any sources?

EastPoint

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Hi folks. So I have a B&O Beogram 1800 Model 5813 turntable here. I'm looking at it for someone. The owner opened it up and replaced the belt, which was getting stretched-out so it was running slowly. The turntable did work before, though the belt was a problem. He replaced it with a new belt from Amazon, which is presumably the wrong size. However, once he reassembled it, the turntable no longer functions properly. The Start/Stop pushbutton on the front right does nothing at all--it clicks, but it won't start or stop anything. The Cue button will do stuff, however. If you hit Cue once, it will start up the platter and the arm will move over right above the start of the record, and will stay there. If you hit Cue again, the arm drops right where it's supposed to, and about half a second later it picks up and moves back to the "at rest" position and the platter stops. I opened it up and don't see anything obviously wrong. I know I can get the correct belt online, but that's not causing the Start/Cue issue. I tried putting the old belt back on and the issue persists. Any ideas?

Also, the rubber motor mounts are disintegrating--any idea where I can get replacements?
 
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For the Start-Stop button, it is worth checking that the wires to it haven't been disturbed or broken by the disassembly process as they can snap fairly easily. Also it's a membrane type swtch with a metal dome and they can come adrift or tarnish as they age.

The behaviour of the Cue button is correct unitl the point that the arm lifts off and returns to its standby position. the only deck I've seen with this sort of issue was again down to the buttons being dirty and making intermittent contact. It's worth stripping them down and cleaning them all up.
 
It turned out to be an issue with the copper membrane on the switch. Thank you so much!

However, now I need to replace the motor mounts. Is anyone making these?
 
There must be a ton of dead ones out there that could be cannibalized. I once had a bunch of parts B&Os, but finally gave up an sent them to their viking burials. But others may be more patient/hopeful than I.
 
I bought a set for $14 shipped from an online parts seller. Hopefully they'll work. The old mounts were pretty melted.
 
There is an enthusiast site, I think called BeoWorld, that might be a source of more suggestions.
 
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