30 May
2012
30 May
'12
10:21 a.m.
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 5:25 AM, Charles E. Fox <cfox1 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
At 01:44 PM 29/05/2012, you wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know of a source for the rubber belt in a Commodore datasette
> (from a PET 2001)?
I've heard such things can be bought off the peg in Akihabara in Tokyo.
> I've considered buying another datasette to
get the
> belt, but chances are the belt will be as poor as the one I have.
Chances are good it has a bump at the motor pulley or is deteriorated
by age (or both).
? ? ? ?If it is a round rubber belt check your local
auto parts supplier for
the correct circumference of "O" ring.
The crossection of the belt is a square to fit along the 45-degree
V-grooves on the motor pulley and the main pulley. A round belt would
have far less contact area and would be more likely to slip.
I have at least four Datasettes - two black external PET drives, one
Static PET internal drive, and one (or perhaps more) beige VIC-20-era
drive. I would love to find a source of belts. I recently read tapes
by running a drive with the back cover off and manually adjusting
tension by putting my finger on the belt. Without my finger, the belt
did nothing but slip.
-ethan