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Buying 'Rubber Renue' in the UK.
I'm restoring an old four track cassette Teac 144 at the moment.
The pinch roller, idlers etc have certainly seen better days. They are not melted or falling apart. I've seen this 'Rubber Renue' product recommended, but it seems to only be sold in the US, and nowhere I can find will ship internationally. (Mouser, MG Chemicals will not. RS and Maplin don't stock it.) Does anyone know if there somewhere that sells it over here, or an equivalent? |
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Buying 'Rubber Renue' in the UK.
philicorda wrote:
I'm restoring an old four track cassette Teac 144 at the moment. The pinch roller, idlers etc have certainly seen better days. They are not melted or falling apart. Replace them all. I've seen this 'Rubber Renue' product recommended, but it seems to only be sold in the US, and nowhere I can find will ship internationally. (Mouser, MG Chemicals will not. RS and Maplin don't stock it.) Does anyone know if there somewhere that sells it over here, or an equivalent? If it's what I think it is, it's methyl acetate, and it works well on some kinds of rubber to soften them. There is another popular product called "Fedron" which was a chlorinated hydrocarbon, which worked well on neoprenes and natural rubber. The problem is that there are hundreds of things called "rubber" which are all chemically different. Replace the pinch roller and idlers, and expect to replace them again in another five years. None of the rubber softening agents will really do what you want. The parts should not be expensive. Russell Industries in the US should stock them if you don't want to buy from Tascam. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Buying 'Rubber Renue' in the UK.
On Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:16:49 -0400, Scott Dorsey wrote:
snip Replace the pinch roller and idlers, and expect to replace them again in another five years. None of the rubber softening agents will really do what you want. The parts should not be expensive. Russell Industries in the US should stock them if you don't want to buy from Tascam. I have not held much hope of getting replacement parts, so have not yet called Tascam. It's worth a try. Those generic replacements from Russell Industries should be fine though. The pinch roller might be a bit more tricky. I found a place (http:// www.terrysrubberrollers.com/) that rebuilds them. A little excessive for a four track cassette perhaps. He says he finds soap and water to be roughly as good as rubber restorer in the long term. --scott |
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Buying 'Rubber Renue' in the UK.
philicorda wrote:
On Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:16:49 -0400, Scott Dorsey wrote: Replace the pinch roller and idlers, and expect to replace them again in another five years. None of the rubber softening agents will really do what you want. The parts should not be expensive. Russell Industries in the US should stock them if you don't want to buy from Tascam. I have not held much hope of getting replacement parts, so have not yet called Tascam. It's worth a try. Those generic replacements from Russell Industries should be fine though. Tascam is actually very good about parts for older equipment. They still are making new pinch rollers for the Model 38. The pinch roller might be a bit more tricky. I found a place (http:// www.terrysrubberrollers.com/) that rebuilds them. A little excessive for a four track cassette perhaps. He says he finds soap and water to be roughly as good as rubber restorer in the long term. There are a lot of places that do rebuilds, but it's not worth it for something like this because if Tascam doesn't have a replacement, Russell will. Russell has several pages of different pinch wheels for cassette decks in production. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Buying 'Rubber Renue' in the UK.
On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:37:42 -0500, Scott Dorsey wrote:
snip There are a lot of places that do rebuilds, but it's not worth it for something like this because if Tascam doesn't have a replacement, Russell will. Russell has several pages of different pinch wheels for cassette decks in production. Thanks again. I'll get in touch with Tascam and examine that site more closely. |
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Buying 'Rubber Renue' in the UK.
philicorda wrote:
Thanks again. I'll get in touch with Tascam and examine that site more If by "that site" you mean the TASCAM web site, you won't find much encouragement about parts. Send them e-mail, or better yet, spring for a phone call. TASCAM isn't as independent as it used to be and basically all their parts support comes from TEAC. If TEAC has a service facility closer to where you are than California, try that first. Even though TEAC didn't put their brand name on your deck, they built it, probably from parts that are used in several other transports. They almost certainly have a "common parts" list and can sell you a new pinch roller. -- If you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo -- I'm really Mike Rivers ) |
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