This had been in storage for 4+ years. Even before it was packed, it stopped within seconds.
I have now spent time familiarising myself with it's inards.
The belts are slack.
The only European source I could find was Thakker in Germany but their checkout does not include the UK! Has anyone any knowledge of a local source?
Measure the dimensions of the belt and look for somebody selling that size? Assuming you can work out what the un-slack size is likely to be. The Thakker listing may give some clues.
Theo
You can/could get Thakker belts on Amazon - and eBay as well. Maybe email them?
J^n
Another win for Brexit keeping these dirty foreign products out of our country.
Wasn't there a fix for slack belts to put them in boiling water for a bit?
Long time ago, short memory etc.
Cheers
Dave R
Well, the player was built 50 years ago by Matsushita in Japan. You are right about Brexit, Thakker said their system is not yet ready to handle pounds. They politely suggested I find someone in the EU who could accept receipt and then pass it on.
Within about half an hour I found Van-Hurban did a set. I thought they were in the USA because the price was quoted in dollars but the are in Spain. I placed the order but I have to wait for up to twenty days.
I hope we don't need the dining room table before then. :(
Alan
One might point out that we were always using Pounds, even as an EU member state.
Another win for people who attribute all problems to either:
a) Brexit b) Putin c) Trump or d) Global warming
Did you point out that Euros still exist, just as they did before brexit?
As I mentioned elsewhere, I found a European second source. :)
Alan
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