I seem to collect more bits of vintage hi-fi equipment than I do computers
these days (they're much easier to find around here)...
Anyway, I've got an early-'70s receiver with a built-in 8-track deck where
its drive belt has turned to black goo in the same way that QIC drive pinch
rollers often seem to do (and oh how that stuff gets everywhere). Exact
part replacements by manufacturer / model are unsurprisingly unavailable -
but I expect that the belt material is the same composition as that used
for e.g. floppy drive spindle belts (or at the very least, floppy drive
belt material would work nicely).
So... I could measure the pulley diameters and spacing, but does anyone
know of somewhere that sells such belts by length/width rather than "this
is a belt for xyz"? (and, if such a place even exists, do I need to correct
for belt stretch, or is that factored into the sizing already?)
cheers
Jules