[Boatanchors] Plastic toothed belts - storage

Sat, 29 Jun 2002 16:59:02 -0400

Oil, any kind of oil, will destroy anything made of natural rubber. I think
some plastics
also do not like oil based substances.

73, Jim W4KWD

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerry Steffens" <[email protected]>
To: "Boatanchors List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Plastic toothed belts - storage

> 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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