For anyone who's interested, the 0240 BUNA N (Nitrile) O-ring appears to be a perfect fit for the clutch belt (the rear belt at the back of the deck, under the little plastic bearing hat). I'd actually probably go with an 0239, as I get the impression that with considerable water under the bridge, the 0240 may end up being a tad loose. Can anyone

That's great news, I'm glad you found the belts. Thanks for the kind offer of the belts, but I'm waiting on mine to arrive locally shortly. Hopefully (Ha) they'll be in the right ballpark... There are a number of commercial preparations that work for noisy sliders, but it depends on whether the noise is just due to dirt and crap, a combination

Stephen, I'm not an engineer, but the little theory I know would answer your question like this: I think the motors are AC synchronous motors. If they were DC motors, the line frequency would be completely irrelevant in this context. Having said that, there are two options for the designers (well, maybe three)... 1) Rewire the motor to use a different

The "back belt" (play spool clutch belt) on mine was 102mm diameter (measured using the old belt), but it must have stretched badly before it broke, because even a 98mm diameter belt was way too loose. I'm sure that the square belt profile didn't help at all, although I tried 4 different belt thicknesses. The square profile belts I

SHHHHH! Don't mention the "o-" word to NASA! They're very sensitive about... you-know-what (I didn't mention any booster)! That site you mention is a good resource to find. I never even thought about using a bloody great big O-ring... I'm assuming (!) that the best material will provide the same wear and tear characteristics

Oops, I misread your belt details.. if the belt is unbroken, either lay it out on a flat surface as round as you can make it, and measure the diameter of the circle, or else squish it flat so it lays parallel to itself, and measure that length, double it, and divide by Pi. There's got to be a better way to measure this stuff...

G'day Stephen, Sorry about the confusion! I eventually settled on a 1.4mm square profile belt for the capstan belt, as it was the largest square-profile belt that didn't rub against the various pulley flanges and other mounting points. I couldn't get round-profile belts from that particular supplier for love nor money. I'm still looking

G'day Peter, Are you able to find a service manual for a Beocord 1600 by any chance? I have tried to look at the manuals pages to see if the 1600 manual is already available, but as I'm a "Lead/Bronze/Cast Aluminium Member" only, and I don't have a credit card for online purchasing, I'm caught between a pinch roller and a capstan

G'day Stephen, I hope I'm the Peter you meant... (Maybe I'll change my name to Rumpelstiltskin to avoid difficulties in the future?) Yes, the belts I tried to obtain were the 2732005 (main capstan drive belt) and 2732014 (play clutch belt - that's my name for it, your manual might be more accurate!). The O-ring belts should be relatively

Just a flying update... the belts are on, the photos are taken, and the 1600 lives again! My heartfelt thanks to Peter and Dillen for their suggestions. It took about an hour to get the belt on, and then the clutch needed adjustment and so on, but once it's done, it's quite straightforward to do again. The catch is doing it the first time! I