best cassette round/flat drive belts source UK?

[JH]

Where can I get the best selection of these in the UK please?
I am repairing some old kit.
I specifically need a 5 mm flat by 80mm dia belt for a B&O cassette player.

J.

 

[Clint Sharp]

Where can I get the best selection of these in the UK please?

SeMe, Willowvale, CPC, Wizard Electronics. Google is your friend for
these names. Visit your local WH Smiths and pick up a copy of
Television, you should be able to find lots of people in there willing
to sell you belts.

I am repairing some old kit.
I specifically need a 5 mm flat by 80mm dia belt for a B&O cassette player.

Are your sure it's 80mm diameter? They stretch with time and lose their
elasticity. An old bodge is to put it into a cup you no longer want and
pour boiling water onto it, the belt will shrink a little and probably
give you a better idea of its original size. Alternatively, find your
local B&O service centre and ask nicely if they can order one for you.

 

[JH]

SeMe, Willowvale, CPC, Wizard Electronics. Google is your friend for
these names. Visit your local WH Smiths and pick up a copy of
Television, you should be able to find lots of people in there willing
to sell you belts.

Are your sure it's 80mm diameter? They stretch with time and lose their
elasticity. An old bodge is to put it into a cup you no longer want and
pour boiling water onto it, the belt will shrink a little and probably
give you a better idea of its original size. Alternatively, find your
local B&O service centre and ask nicely if they can order one for you.

Thanks

I guessed it they had stretched so worked out the "working length" and
reduced that by 10% for a replacement.
Never heard of the boiling water trick though, useful!

J.

 

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Belt boiling was a common bodge with VCRs in the 1980s...