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Belt Source for 3.5 in floppy drives

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J.B. Wood

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Mar 24, 2014, 9:24:29 AM3/24/14
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Hello, all. For those of us who enjoy keeping "ancient" devices
maintained, could anyone recommend some vendors of replacement
motor-to-spindle belts for floppy drives? After 25+ years a lot of
these belts have disintegrated into an ooey-gooey mess (that'll stick on
everything). Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely,
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J. B. Wood e-mail: arl_1...@hotmail.com

N_Cook

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Mar 24, 2014, 11:16:55 AM3/24/14
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On 24/03/2014 13:24, J.B. Wood wrote:
> Hello, all. For those of us who enjoy keeping "ancient" devices
> maintained, could anyone recommend some vendors of replacement
> motor-to-spindle belts for floppy drives? After 25+ years a lot of
> these belts have disintegrated into an ooey-gooey mess (that'll stick on
> everything). Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely,

Toothed or plain, such a long time, I forget what type they were?
Like audio cassette decks , no point in getting genuine contemporaneous
belts as all are now near enough perished

William Sommerwerck

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Mar 24, 2014, 11:46:55 AM3/24/14
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You can buy complete drives fairly cheaply.

Ken Layton

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Mar 24, 2014, 11:50:12 AM3/24/14
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Russell Industries' PRB division (what used to be called Projector-Recorder Belt Corp):

http://www.russellind.com/prbline/index.html

They still make them brand new.

Cydrome Leader

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Mar 24, 2014, 1:06:26 PM3/24/14
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haven't heard that name in a long time.


J.B. Wood

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Mar 28, 2014, 6:46:44 AM3/28/14
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On 03/24/2014 09:24 AM, J.B. Wood wrote:
> Hello, all. For those of us who enjoy keeping "ancient" devices
> maintained, could anyone recommend some vendors of replacement
> motor-to-spindle belts for floppy drives? After 25+ years a lot of
> these belts have disintegrated into an ooey-gooey mess (that'll stick on
> everything). Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely,

Hello, all. First, let me thank those who responded to my OP. My
further investigation revealed that most internal 3.5" FDDs had
direct-driven spindles. Only a few seem to use belts. Two belt-driven
candidates I've identified are the Newtronics/Mitsumi D357B and the NEC
FD121M. Any additional comment is greatly appreciated. Sincerely,

William Sommerwerck

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Mar 28, 2014, 10:20:58 AM3/28/14
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You can <bleeping> buy a new one for $16!

http://www.amazon.com/Mitsumi-Newtronics-D359T5-Floppy-Drive/dp/B00B86UYMO/ref=sr_1_92?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1396016223&sr=1-92&keywords=3.5+internal+floppy+drive

When I bought a new computer two years ago, I discovered that current MOBOs
don't support the floppy interface. So I bought a surplus Compaq floppy drive
with a USB interface. I use it (when needed) on both my desk computer and
notebook.

Michael Black

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Mar 28, 2014, 1:09:41 PM3/28/14
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I wondered about that too, I don't remember belts in 3.5" drives.

Except, since people responded acting like the had seen them, I assumed I
was wrong.

Michael

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