6.7 Inch Long Medium Thin Flat Electronics Drive Belt
Custom made to replace Drawing #45 Nakamichi service part #OC80034A This is a custom made capstan flywheel belt for these nakamichi models: BX-1 BX-2 BX-100, BX-100E BX-150, BX-150E
Can also serve as a thinner alternate solution to the FBM6.7 (below) if desired. FBTM6.7 = 0.025" FBM6.7 = 0.035"
Meets or exceeds OEM specs.
This belt is of recent manufacture. Original legacy belts no longer exist. If they did, they'd be too old to sell in good conscience. As far as we can tell, even if the manufacturer name was stamped on the belt, all belts supplied with original turntables were outsourced to a belt specialist manufacturer, like ours are today. Our belts are made using state-of-the-art vulcanization chemistry, forming highly crosslinked polymetric structures which ensure long-term elastic stability even under the harshest conditions.
Prior to installation of your new belt, the belt path should be cleaned. Here in the repair shop we would use common household rubbing alcohol (isopropyl) or a similar solution to clean the old, (often invisible) belt residue from the entire belt path, including the hub around the underside of the platter,so it doesn't contaminate the new belt. With the belt off, we would get the turntable into play condition and hold an alcohol soaked Q-tip on the side of the spinning belt motor pulley. It's amazing how much black contamination comes off from the old belt. See our belt installation page for related details.