drive belt for cassette recorder

Apr 09, 2007 9 Replies
M

Hello,



I am seeking a drive belt for an old Bell & Howell "Music Model" cassette recorder that is part of an old Baldwin organ. Inside the battery door there is a tag that says "Model 130" but the tag also says "DH Baldwin Company" so that may be a Baldwin model number rather than Bell & Howell.



The old belt is approximately 25cm in length, although I suspect it may be stretched out and thus, causing slippage. The belt has a square cross-section, approx. 1mm or so in thickness.



Any ideas or potential parts sources would be appreciated.



THANKS IN ADVANCE!


-Marty


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A trick with square belts is to roll them inside out. It is a temp fix, but it will keep it going until you find a replacement. I used to do that with VTR equipment, as the belts would age quite quickly on the

3/4" tape machines.

- Tim -

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I have had luck at hydraulics suppliers - a suitable O ring can often work.

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Scroll down to the square section belts, a few there might be very close.

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Although 1mm square section cassette belts are a little less common now than they were a couple of years ago, I still have no trouble obtaining them here in the UK, and I keep a full range of sizes from 15mm to over 100mm. Please note though that this is a diameter, not a length, and is the standard way that cassette belts are specified, so the diameter of your 25cm long belt will be that divided by pi or around 80mm

Arfa

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M

Thanks for the replies.

-Marty

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I have a few sources for belts. These may be the most appropriate.

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Under belts-square

I have been fortunate finding these sources and proving them useful.

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Russell Industries bought out the old PRB (Projector-Recorder Belt Corp) line in 1999. Visit

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and click on "PRB LINE" and "EVG" for belts.

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The number is for your organ: a Model 130 "Encore" from the 1970s. http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:r1PZ6xjn7yoJ:

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Baldwin considered the cassette units non-repairable.

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