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Title: Replacing - Tape Belt
Post by: Neil79 on 16:45, 03 December 15
Is there a step by step guide for replacing a tape belt? Or is as easy as it looks from when I had all the front case off, with just a few screws?


CPC 464 ( I have two belts in a pack )
Title: Re: Replacing - Tape Belt
Post by: chinnyhill10 on 18:23, 03 December 15
Quote from: Neil79 on 16:45, 03 December 15
Is there a step by step guide for replacing a tape belt? Or is as easy as it looks from when I had all the front case off, with just a few screws?


CPC 464 ( I have two belts in a pack )


Dead easy. Just observe how the old one goes out and replace. Don't worry if the new one is much tighter, the old one will have streached.


Also take the opportunity to give the insides a good clean with isopropyl and swabs.
Title: Re: Replacing - Tape Belt
Post by: Neil79 on 19:29, 03 December 15
Quote from: chinnyhill10 on 18:23, 03 December 15

Dead easy. Just observe how the old one goes out and replace. Don't worry if the new one is much tighter, the old one will have streached.


Also take the opportunity to give the insides a good clean with isopropyl and swabs.


Insides already cleaned, and thanks for the advice... Doing it now  8)
Title: Re: Replacing - Tape Belt
Post by: Neil79 on 20:24, 03 December 15
AMAZING! NOT


One tape belt has gone on perfectly and the amstrad is working great, the other as soon as it was put over the spindle it snapped  :picard:
Title: Re: Replacing - Tape Belt
Post by: chinnyhill10 on 00:13, 04 December 15
Quote from: Neil79 on 20:24, 03 December 15
AMAZING! NOT


One tape belt has gone on perfectly and the amstrad is working great, the other as soon as it was put over the spindle it snapped  :picard:


Get a refund. Or did you get them the wrong way round?
Title: Re: Replacing - Tape Belt
Post by: Neil79 on 00:19, 04 December 15
Quote from: chinnyhill10 on 00:13, 04 December 15

Get a refund. Or did you get them the wrong way round?


Not sure how to get them on the wrong way round  :laugh:


Did the first one just fine
Title: Re: Replacing - Tape Belt
Post by: chinnyhill10 on 01:22, 04 December 15
Quote from: Neil79 on 00:19, 04 December 15

Not sure how to get them on the wrong way round  :laugh:


Did the first one just fine


Done so many Speccy belt replacements lately I forget the layout of the CPC, but if its one big one small then the big one might go on the small, but the small one would snap if placed on the big.
Title: Re: Replacing - Tape Belt
Post by: Neil79 on 01:30, 04 December 15
Quote from: chinnyhill10 on 01:22, 04 December 15

Done so many Speccy belt replacements lately I forget the layout of the CPC, but if its one big one small then the big one might go on the small, but the small one would snap if placed on the big.


Here you go :)
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