[78-L] Drive belt for JCPenny

[Steven C. Barr]

From: "Ken Matheson" <kenmath at yahoo.com>
> I am hoping someone on this list can help me with a problem. I picked up a 
> J.C.Penny combination cassette, 8 track tape, record player (the record 
> player is linear drive), AM/FM stereo so my wife could listen to some 33s. 
> The model no. is; 1788 or 683-1788-00, Code; C311. The drive belt for the 
> turntable has stretched with a hump where it rested on the motor drive 
> shaft. The belt is a flat belt, 16.25 inches (total length), by 7/32 wide, 
> by 1/32 thick (412.75 X 5.556 X .794 mm). The belt was probably 16 inched 
> long originally, or maybe slightly less.
> I know most department stores had other manufactures make their products. 
> I would like to know some model numbers for similar machines from the 
> original manufacturer or some similar JC Penny stereos that would have the 
> same turntable. Or some suggestion on how to fabricate a belt.
>
I once had a similar problem with a cassette deck. I went to a "dollar 
store" and bought a large
bag of rubber bands; one of these turned out to be the right size to serve 
as a replacement
"drive belt" for my tape deck...!

Steven C. Barr