Re: bass rotor belt on 860

["Steve Leigh" <stleigh@ibm.net>]

On Wed, 2 Apr 1997 12:27:03 -0500 (EST), Jeff Conlin wrote:

>Something bad happened, and I don't know how or why. Basically, the bass
>rotor belt (actually, string) appears to have stretched out so far that
>now there is too much slack between the motor and the rotor, and there
>isn't enough friction to turn the rotor. 
>
>With the compact, tightly arranged cabinet of the 860, it doesn't seem to
>be an easy fix, either. Does anyone have any suggestions / quick fixes /
>solutions that won't require complete disassembly? If I do have to take
>the beast apart, where can I find the proper replacement belt (string)?
>
>This 860 is looking less and less like the Holy Grail I originally
>believed it to be. No one said it would be easy. Nothing worthwhile ever
>is...

This message is astounding.  If removing a few screws, pulling a speaker, and 
replacing a belt isn't a quick and easy fix, then what IS?  

Maybe you should be playing a harmonica instead?


Steve Leigh
stleigh@ibm.net
Canine Training - Lutz, Florida