Drive belts for older Garrard turntables - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Michael Maurice · 1st Jul 2015, 12:00 am

Many of you will know that the older Garrard turntables used two small rubber belts between the motor shaft and the metal pulleys.

These are of course unobtainable from Garrard but a similar arrangement is used in early Perpetuum Ebner decks and belts for these are available from Germany. They fit the Garrards nicely

Just go to Ebay, type in Perpetuum Ebner in search bar and include the European Union. You'll find them there. The seller is revox_de

Tractorfan · 1st Jul 2015, 10:59 pm

Hi,
I found that two slices of innertube designed for a racing pushbike work pretty well on my RC80M. It cost me a euro and will supply hundreds of 'slices'!
Cheers, Pete.

Audio1950 · 9th Jul 2015, 7:54 pm

Slices from the fingers of heavy-duty rubber gardening gloves work well, too.

Barry

1st Jul 2015, 12:00 am	#1
Michael Maurice Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wembley, Middlesex Posts: 7,224	Drive belts for older Garrard turntables Many of you will know that the older Garrard turntables used two small rubber belts between the motor shaft and the metal pulleys. These are of course unobtainable from Garrard but a similar arrangement is used in early Perpetuum Ebner decks and belts for these are available from Germany. They fit the Garrards nicely Just go to Ebay, type in Perpetuum Ebner in search bar and include the European Union. You'll find them there. The seller is revox_de __________________ Forum Moderator http://www.michaelmauricerepairs.co.uk/

1st Jul 2015, 10:59 pm	#2
Tractorfan Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Frajou, l'Isle en Dodon, Haute Garonne, France.(Previously: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.) Posts: 3,183	Re: Drive belts for older Garrard turntables Hi, I found that two slices of innertube designed for a racing pushbike work pretty well on my RC80M. It cost me a euro and will supply hundreds of 'slices'! Cheers, Pete. __________________ "Hello?, Yes, I'm on the train, I might lose the signal soon as we're just going into a tunn..."

9th Jul 2015, 7:54 pm	#3
Audio1950 Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK. Posts: 3,761	Re: Drive belts for older Garrard turntables Slices from the fingers of heavy-duty rubber gardening gloves work well, too. Barry