here. The missing channel could be caused by one or more dead capacitors. Martin

Thanks Martin! The big electrolytic capacitors were all leaking, so I ordered some new ones. See if I can order that sliding knob also. Another thing that is broken is the flywheel for the tuning. Theres supposed to be a connecting plastic cog which has disintegrated. I guess that one is unobtainium.

Ill get back with a report if the  new capacitors did any good.

Cheers, Göran

The broken tuning part is (was) merely a friction clutch. Beomaster 1400 (M/K) was produced in the late 1960s, and since 1980 there were no more working clutches. They had all disintegrated due to the choice of material. Luciky, the tuning will work fine none-the-less, - just without the flywheel effect. Martin

I changed the three big capacitors, and the sound is great- in one channel. Tried the different inputs too. The other channel is still weak and distorted. Could be a million things I guess, but are there any more common problems? Btw, the tuner is really good, picks up lots of stations. Cheers, Göran

Capacitors, capacitors and capacitors. Martin

Hi. I have inherited my father's Beomaster 1400 and Beogram 1500 with a set of Beovox S45 speakers. The Beogram is broken so I paired a Technics SL-7 turntable to it and it is working fine. I am new to this so excuse my elementary question. My question is, is the Beomaster 1400 amp strong enough to add another set of S45 speakers or should I rather add a set of S30 speakers? Thank you

It will be fine with two pairs of S45. If you go for Beovox S30, make sure they are type 6301 (the smaller ones). And get that Beogram repaired. It's a great deck, and much better looking than anything Technics. Martin

Thanks Martin. Appreciate the feedback.The set of S30's that I am looking at are the 6301's but might just stick to the S45's now that I know the amp can handle both pairs. The plan is definitely to fix the turntable in the near future.

Thanks again. Johannes  

Hi again! There is a pot (737 in the schematics) that is a bit charred. I think it is related to the channel (right) that is weak and distorted. Is it a good idea to change the caps in this area of the board? cheers, Göran

Also, the right hand side transistor mounted on the rear heatsink gets varm. cheers, Göran