Atari 410 help

[Rik]

I have 2 Atari 410's.Problem is,is that they both have no belt that attach to motor to turn spindle.I tried various rubber bands,cant find the right tension or length.Anyone know were or how to get the right ones,or what size they are?One of the motors seems to be going also.Id like to swap parts between them.

[mimo]

try Best electronics or B+C computervision (myAtari)

[Rik]

Yes., thought of that but theres no B.E here in Canada,which means id have to mail order.I have had such bad luck with mail service that i avoid it as much as possible.I wanted to know if theres a way to fix it myself.I'll check with B.E. as a last resort if i cant fix it,Thank for the suggestion!

[Rybags]

I've heard of people here using Dental Floss, don't remember if it was on tape or disk drives, but I think some success was reported.

[Rik]

I've heard of people here using Dental Floss, don't remember if it was on tape or disk drives, but I think some success was reported.

Thats a good idea.It'll be just a Bitch to get the right tension.Ill try that.Thanx for the tip!

Edited January 11, 2009 by Rik

[spookt]

I've successfully replaced the belts on 1010s. I just measured the belts and looked for the closest match I could find. IIRC I used a belt with a circumference very slightly larger than the original part and it worked fine. However I guess you'll still be looking at mail order.

 

I did try regular rubber bands but without success.

[sl0re]

I've heard of people here using Dental Floss, don't remember if it was on tape or disk drives, but I think some success was reported.

Thats a good idea.It'll be just a Bitch to get the right tension.Ill try that.Thanx for the tip!

 

I have a 410 I don't use. If you give me an address and explain a little where the belt is I'll mail you the belt.

 

I was going to take the mech out anyway and put a hard drive in it (IDE2SIO upgrade...).

[mimo]

Yes., thought of that but theres no B.E here in Canada,which means id have to mail order.I have had such bad luck with mail service that i avoid it as much as possible.I wanted to know if theres a way to fix it myself.I'll check with B.E. as a last resort if i cant fix it,Thank for the suggestion!

http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/text.htm The Atari specialist

[Rik]

I've heard of people here using Dental Floss, don't remember if it was on tape or disk drives, but I think some success was reported.

Thats a good idea.It'll be just a Bitch to get the right tension.Ill try that.Thanx for the tip!

 

I have a 410 I don't use. If you give me an address and explain a little where the belt is I'll mail you the belt.

 

I was going to take the mech out anyway and put a hard drive in it (IDE2SIO upgrade...).

Hi,and thank you for the generous offer.If you want to send it to me,heres how to take the belt out.1st,remove the 4 screws on bottom of 410 casing.2nd,you'll see a green circuit board,take out the 3 or 4 screws holding it down.You see the belt going around the top black pulley,which goes to a silver metal pullley.3rd,you'll see a white plastic thing with a screw on each end,on top of pulley,remove the screws so you can take out belt,better to remove it from the black pulley first.I'll PM you with the sending info if you still want to send it to me,Thanx again!!!!!!!!!!

[sl0re]

I've heard of people here using Dental Floss, don't remember if it was on tape or disk drives, but I think some success was reported.

Thats a good idea.It'll be just a Bitch to get the right tension.Ill try that.Thanx for the tip!

 

I have a 410 I don't use. If you give me an address and explain a little where the belt is I'll mail you the belt.

 

I was going to take the mech out anyway and put a hard drive in it (IDE2SIO upgrade...).

Hi,and thank you for the generous offer.If you want to send it to me,heres how to take the belt out.1st,remove the 4 screws on bottom of 410 casing.2nd,you'll see a green circuit board,take out the 3 or 4 screws holding it down.You see the belt going around the top black pulley,which goes to a silver metal pullley.3rd,you'll see a white plastic thing with a screw on each end,on top of pulley,remove the screws so you can take out belt,better to remove it from the black pulley first.I'll PM you with the sending info if you still want to send it to me,Thanx again!!!!!!!!!!

 

Ok, I got it and a couple other belts. I'll send them all tomorrow (if you have two 410's, who knows, maybe you can use one of the others some day).

[Math You]

The rubber band was probably too stretchy. Maybe an 'o' ring would have worked.

[Rik]

Yeah,the belt has to be more like a cord,not stretchy like a rubber band, a tricky thing to find