[Coco] Tandy CCR-82 belts replacement - my verdict...

[Rogelio Perea]

The final sizes I used to repair the CCR-82 were:

Main belt - 8.0" Internal Circumference
Drive belt - 5.0" IC
Counter - 3.0" IC





On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 3:34 PM, tonym <tonym at compusource.net> wrote:

> So we have it easily searchable for the future, what were the final three
> sizes that you ended up using?
>
> Tony
>
>
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: "Rogelio Perea" <os9dude at gmail.com>
> Sent: 3/20/2016 10:04:41 AM
> To: "coco at maltedmedia.com" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: [Coco] Tandy CCR-82 belts replacement - my verdict...
>
> Check out [http://imgur.com/gallery/60hZPZY/] for an image of one of my
> repaired CCR-82's with the final belt sizes I went with.
>
> The dimensions I had posted before - as noted - were from the belts as they
> were found: old and lose. I had to dive at the belts corner of my "local"
> electronics store (Greenbrook Electronics in Greenbrook TWP NJ), I think
> not many people go to buy belts these days so it was a somewhat organized
> mess, a couple of belts were not even in a bag but looked the size, using a
> handy cardboard gauge they have in there I was happy with the finds.
>
> In the end I got belts a quarter of an inch shorter in their internal
> circumference than how I measured up the original ones, I would not
> recommend going smaller than that as the stretch would probably work
> against the intended repair job.
>
> Happy to have both CCR-82s up and running, one of them still has a minor
> glitch on the take up reel spindle (on Play mode), most likely a need to
> clean up the involved parts, works well in the FFW and REW modes.
>
> Word of caution: If you're using the Service Manual as a guide to open up
> the recorder, do not remove the volume control as suggested while lifting
> the electronics board, it is not necessary to gain enough maneuvering room
> under there to install the new belts, you will need thin tweezers to thread
> the drive belt (which goes first under the capstan flywheel into the drive
> mechanism), the main belt and counter are easy to replace. I removed the
> volume control and pc board underneath it as suggested in the book and
> found it was not needed, plus it only added to an aggravating tedious
> procedure of putting it back together while keeping the dust shield switch
> felts in place... sigh.
>
>
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