[Boatanchors] Plastic toothed belts - storage

Sat, 29 Jun 2002 09:43:13 -0500

Tom's point is well taken.

Does anyone know what is the difference in material that causes some stored
belts for tape decks to turn to Vaseline like goo and others to become hard
as rock?  Any why?

Collecting & Restoring since 1959
Gerald Steffens P.E.
Rochester, MN  55904

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurt Brandstetter" <[email protected]>
To: "Boatanchors List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 4:35 AM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Plastic toothed belts - storage

> 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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