Help, Turntable Belt.... Weird

Teac used to make a rubber conditioner that came in a bottle for reconditioning rubber pinch rollers and guides and it worked great on belts. I actually still have a bottle of this, but I'm sure on the Pro audio use side, someone must make the same thing? Maybe Numark or Tascam.

Try this URL for belts cheap:

http://www.turntablebasics.com/belts

Just a suggestion, cause I don't know what TT you have and because I don't know exactly what "something wierd" means.

I had something wierd happening with my belt a while ago. It's a VPI and the belt was kind of flipping up and down on the platter. Cleaned the belt. Bought a new one. Still happening. I finally found that there was talc packed into the flywheel groove. Picked that out with a toothpick and cleaned it with alcohol/Windex and all is fixed. Now I've got an extra belt in case I need it.

Enjoy,
Bob

These guys. http://www.elexatelier.com

don't use windex.

the problem is the solvents in it and not the ammonia.

I would use a gentle soap and then air dry

(vpi aries owner)

It would really help to know what your turntable is. If it's a VPI with the original (not black) belt(s) , I've had a lot of success with the following regimen: periodically remove the belt, clean the surface of the pulley(s) and platter with alcohol -- I use a cotton ball -- clean the belt with alcohol, BOIL the belt for 30 seconds, let it dry, talc the belt and replace it on the platter. Over a 12-year period with the same turntable (early model VPI TNT) I've never had a belt go "bad" although one or two have eventually stretched to the point where the boiling process didn't bring them back. Incidentally, Mike at VPI suggested the boiling treatment. I seriously doubt that these belts have any rubber in them, BTW, and I don't necessarily recommend the treatment on non-VPI tables. But it sure works for me. Dave