[Boatanchors] Plastic toothed belts - storage

[Bob Wilder]

Hi Kurt:  What I dod when I want to store some items of rubber or plastic 
for long periods of time is to wipe just a drop or two of baby oil on the 
object, put it in a plastic bag and try to remove as much air as possible 
and seal the bag.  The big thing on storage of such items is that air over 
time causes the items to dry out and crack, so remove the air and you 
should be safe.


At 04:35 AM 6/29/2002, Kurt Brandstetter wrote:
>Hello from Vienna !
>
>Finally I was lucky and got 2 toothed belts for the frequency display for my
>Rhode & Schwarz (R&S) EK 56/4 as spare ones. They are extremly rare (you can
>look all over Europe and will hardly find one) and you can  repair
>everything on the receiver, but if such a belt is damaged, and you get no
>replacement for it, you can not operate the receiver and only look at it or
>throw it away.
>
>My question is (I hope I never need to replace the 2 belts in the receiver -
>the built in are new): I have to store this plastic belts for a longer time.
>I don't know from what material they are made, I think its some kind of
>nylon. Can I use some silicone oil to preserve them (so they don't dry out)
>or is ther some other material better to use ? As this belts are toothed
>belts, it will not bring me some problems if I have to use them because they
>are slippery.
>
>Perhaps someone of you can give me a short advice ?
>TIA
>Greetings de Kurt.
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