FRAN...
Thank you for letting us know of the TEMPORARY expiration of your 7K! Maybe from your painful experience we will all have a list of people on both sides of the big Pond, (and elsewhere on our planet) who will be able to help during this kind of very sad crisis.
At this point in your situation just hang on to the thought that the culprit within the 7K can be repaired or a part replaced that is not exclusively a Technics item. It seems vital to me that positive thought is in order here.... There HAS to be a solution for the illness in your 7K! Think of it as just a bit sick and the doctor is on the way!

Keep us informed! If this is not important to anyone else, (I doubt that is the case) It is very important to me! I want to know who and where the doctor is located and what the challenge was....

Best Wishes!

ELIZABETH