8mm Forum: Elmo ST-800 replacement belt sizes

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Posted by John Romein (Member # 4222) on December 17, 2015, 06:05 PM:

I need to fix a stretched take up belt in the next day or so. I know that I can order these off ebay...but that would be too late. I have a local electronics store that carries many different belts for electronic equipment. The problem I have is that I cannot find any info on what size the belts are. Does anyone know the size and shape (square, round, flat - profile)?

Posted by Barry Fritz (Member # 1865) on December 17, 2015, 06:27 PM:

Can't you tell by looking at the belt? Measuring it?

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on December 17, 2015, 06:41 PM:

You can take a piece of string... wrap it around the pulleys...then measure the length of the string. A 1/8' round belt should do. But if possible it's best to match the shape of the belt you have already installed.

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on December 17, 2015, 08:54 PM:

If I remember right, the upper belt is square in cross section.

The size of the belt?

Measure the distance between the two pulley axles and double it, add that number to the pulley diameter x 3.14 (I think the two pulleys are equal...)

-take this whole number and divide it by 3.14 and you have a number slightly bigger (needs to stretch a little) than the diameter of a new belt laying on the table as a circle.

-maybe line up a couple of belts about the same size and pick and choose which one works the best.

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