On Fri, 31 May 2013, Jules Richardson wrote:
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?)
Back in my stereo repair days, these guys were the gold standard:
http://russellind.com/prbline/prblinecom_.htm
Last I looked there was information on how to measure and order.
Steve
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