30 May
2012
30 May
'12
2:25 a.m.
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 considered buying another datasette to get the
belt, but chances are the belt will be as poor as the one I have.
Thanks...Win
If it is a round rubber belt check your local auto parts
supplier for the correct circumference of "O" ring.
Cheers
Charlie Fox
Charles E. Fox
793 Argyle Rd. Windsor Ont.
519-254-4991 N8Y3j8
www.chasfoxvideo.com
30 May
30 May
7:21 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
11:46 a.m.
All kind of belts are easy to be found in Brazil.
But I need the correct
lenght of the belt. Do you have a sample or can you measure it with some
line?
I use 2 methods fro measuring belt length. One is to wrap a bit of string
or thread around the pulleys, mark the overlap, then take it off ant put
a ruler on it.
The other is to measure the diameters of the pulleys and their positions
and to use the Belt Length progam in the HP67 or HP41 Mechanical
Engineerign Pac (Machine Design Pac). Note that this doesn;t work if one
or more of the pulleys runs on the outside of the belt.
Every time I've done this I seem to get answers that agree remarkably well...
-tony
12:20 p.m.
The commom method used in Brazil is the thread method. If someone is
looking for a particular pulley, drop me a mail and I may be able to find.
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Meu site: http://www.tabalabs.com.br
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell" <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: Commodore Datasette belt?
All kind
of belts are easy to be found in Brazil. But I need the
correct
lenght of the belt. Do you have a sample or can you measure it with some
line?
I use 2 methods fro measuring belt length. One is to wrap a bit of string
or thread around the pulleys, mark the overlap, then take it off ant put
a ruler on it.
The other is to measure the diameters of the pulleys and their positions
and to use the Belt Length progam in the HP67 or HP41 Mechanical
Engineerign Pac (Machine Design Pac). Note that this doesn;t work if one
or more of the pulleys runs on the outside of the belt.
Every time I've done this I seem to get answers that agree remarkably
well...
-tony
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