Hello all...I recently dug up an old JC Penney MCS 2230 integrated stereo, and I'd liketo get the turntable going again. (Despite the source, it's a pretty nicestereo system...the radio tuner works well, it seems to have about a 40Wx2output power rating (which seems reasonable, having looked at theinternals), the cassette deck is a partial logic design with the ability toskip ahead 1, 2 or 3 songs and the turntable itself is a linear trackingtype.)Anyway, before I stored it, the turntable was in need of a new belt. I setthe belt aside and now it seems to be gone. I could have sworn that I readabout how to determine an unknown belt size in the FAQ, but I could not findit just now. As best I remember, a string was used and placed around all thecomponents driven by the belt, after which a measurement was taken.William

Hi William,William R. Walsh wrote:I like using fine wire for that sort of thing. Strings stretch. :

Unknown Turntable belt size - how to determine?

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N_Cook 16 years ago

If you still cannot find one. Try making your own , details on my tips files below. Find a scooter/motor bike inner tube right sort of diameter , cut a strip, cut across the width to make thinner . Maybe cut from a flat sheet of .5 or

1mm rubber. The set in the "cylinder" probably no matter for a record deck, smaller one for cassette deck requires offsetting angle of the ballister pulley drive.

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William R. Walsh 16 years ago

Hi!

I did, and it may show up here later today when the mail comes. Or so I hope.

I really rather liked the paper belt idea proposed by another poster on this thread. I may have to try that if for no other reason than to say that "yes, I have made a paper belt for a turntable".

Not that anyone's likely to ask. But I will know.

In all seriousness, if I do have to try and make one myself, I'm sure I can puzzle through it and I appreciate the advice you have offered.

William

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David Nebenzahl 16 years ago

On 6/9/2010 1:16 PM William R. Walsh spake thus:

Thank you. That was me. The paper belts I made lasted a surprisingly long time. If you don't use the turntable all that often you may not have to make another one for quite a while.

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