Re: bass rotor belt on 860

[MOStec - Ted Thompson <tthompsn@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>]

At 12:27 PM 4/2/97 -0500, you 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...
>
>TIA,
>--
>Jeff Conlin
>XB2/860  CV/DR20  Fender P-bass
>
>
>

Remove the bass speaker, then you will have access to the rotor pully to
thread a new belt on (which should be a standard bass rotor belt).


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