1982 jvc hr-7300u

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Originally Posted by Electronic M

Unless that flat belt was wider than 1/4" I'd have made it out of rubber bands...if the band is too long or short splice it with another band and super glue.

This machine isn't mine and it's mostly in storage. I don't want a rubber band dry rotting in it. Folded vinyl electrical tape wont leave a mess when the time comes.

Originally Posted by Blast

What a cool project! I've only seen one of those models back in 1999 when I put new belts on it. Hope you get it working again!

Let me clarify:

This unit 'works' as it is. All it could use outside of a proper capstan belt is a sealed relay. The 'Omron 62V-2' relay that it uses appears to have never been reliable by design. SP playback & reverse search suffer from it. I've seen mid-'80s recordings made by this machine with interference from the relay not switching the heads over all the way.