Sony U-matic replacement Belt Kits for 5000, 7000, 9000 series 3/4" tape machine
Sony U-matic replacement Belt Kits for 5000, 7000, 9000 series 3/4" tape machine
Sony U-matic replacement Belt Kits for 5000, 7000, 9000 series 3/4" tape machine
SONY U-Matic square rubber drive belt repair kits, Four pieces (belts) to repair one tape deck.
If you have a bunch of old 3/4" U-Matic tapes that need to be transferred to another format, then you need a reliable machine to accomplish that. A lot of time has passed and these tapes loose quality every day..
These kits contain all of the square drive rubber belts/tires needed to replace all of the parts in any 5000, 7000, or 9000 series machine. Complete service instructions with photos depicting how to replace each belt properly are included. If you are handy with simple hand tools, you can replace these parts yourself. No special equipment is necessary. Save hundreds of dollars in service fees while making your machine load and track smoothly.
Includes one each belt for Casette Loading, Tape wrapping, Cartridge Turret Drive motor and Drive Tire
All 5000 thru 9000 VO and VP series 3/4" U-matic recorders and players use the same kit.
Fits; VO-9850, VO-9800, VO-9000, VO-9600, VO-9630, VP-9000, VP-9020, VP-9030, VP-9040
Fits: VO-7000, VO-7020, VO-7030, VO-7040, VO-7600, VP-7000, VP-7020, VP-7030, VP-7040
Fits: VO-5000, VO-5600, VO-5630, VO-5800, VO-5850, VP-5000, VP-5020, VP-5030, VP-5040
Fits: VO-7000, VO-7020, VO-7030, VO-7040, VO-7600, VP-7000, VP-7020, VP-7030, VP-7040
Fits: VO-5000, VO-5600, VO-5630, VO-5800, VO-5850, VP-5000, VP-5020, VP-5030, VP-5040
And other models starting with VO-9_ _ _, VP-9_ _ _, VO-7_ _ _, VP-7_ _ _, VO5_ _ _, VP5_ _ _.
Customers have used parts from these kits on BVU models, but we can not confirm which model numbers.
We will refund any complete kit that is returned postage paid.
We will refund any complete kit that is returned postage paid.
If you are outside the USA, you can change the ship to address to that of any shipping broker that has a USA address and handles shipments to your country. I will also ship direct to Canada for an extra (actual) shipping charge. Contact me for details.
Replace broken or old and hard belts with these fresh mandrel cut pliable Buna-N rubber parts
All kits include these Sony part numbers and a rubber turret drive tire;
3-653-387-00 Smallest - Cassette Elevator belt
3-672-737-01 Medium - Tape Transport / Load Ring belt
3-668-785-00 Largest - Forward / Rewind belt
Drive Tire - Rotates the tape spindles. Wear causes slippage and tracking errors.
Sony Belt Kits for the professional 3/4" U-Matic Tape Player/Recorder/Editing machines.
All kits include fresh newly manufactured square rubber belts which are identical to the belts that were supplied with Sony machines. Sony designed the drive pulleys to accept square belts which have a much greater surface contact area than round belts would have. Using O-rings as belts can damage your equipment. O-rings are made of a 90 durometer rubber which is hard. Using O-rings as belts requires selecting a smaller diameter belt to get enough friction to turn the pulleys. This in turn causes more loading and heavy wear on the pulley bearings and uneven tracking.
Sony has not manufactured replacement belts for the U-matic series for many years. As a result, any belts found in Original Sony packaging are likely to be very old and will probably not last long, if at all. Our belt kits are produced NEW from fresh mandrel cut stock and these parts are priced lower than the $10 per belt that other sources charge for inferior products. Buy parts that are virtually identical to the Original Sony specifications. We guarantee satisfaction and every kit comes with instructions and a link to installation directions and color photographs.
If you have a bunch of old 3/4" U-Matic tapes that need to be transferred to another format, then you need a reliable machine to accomplish that. A lot of time has passed and these tapes loose quality every day..
The absolute best method is to obtain a computer board with video and audio IN ports and play the tapes into your computer. Then you save the video footage in digital form which you can edit till your hearts content with no further signal loss or degradation. If your 3/4" machine provides good Video / Audio output signals, consider yourself blessed. Sony has had a nightmare of a problem with these older machines becoming unusable as they get older. No-one is making 3/4" tape machines anymore. The sooner you plan to get the video footage onto a modern storage format, the easier it will be to find suitable equipment. We have been supplying these kits to worldwide governments, TV stations and colleges for 20+ years.
Many of the service problems that we see on these 25+ year old decks are related to the drive belts. Rubber belts stretch, get hard and brittle and eventually break, or no longer provide proper tension to rotate the pulleys.
There are three square rubber belts on these models, one on the cartridge loading transport, one on the tape to head positioning transport and a third on the tape wind/rewind mechanism. If the cartridge loading mechanism does not move smoothly you probably need the first. If the tape does not wrap itself around the head, Tape damage could result from improper loading. You probably need the second. And if the tape cartridge does not turn or turns sluggishly, you probably need the third belt and or the drive tire. A loose cartridge drive belt or worn tire will cause tracking errors and eventually shut down the editing.
Additional problems can come from a split or missing transport idler tire on the tape cartridge drive. This tire is easily replaced by stretching a new one over the hub.
Don't take chances. Put fresh belts in your equipment before attempting to load tapes, and always use unimportant tape when testing. Once a tape get creased, it is almost impossible to remove that damage.
Anyone can do this!
These kits contain all of the square drive rubber belts/tires needed to replace all of the parts in any 5000, 7000, or 9000 series machine. Complete service instructions with photos depicting how to replace each belt properly are included. If you are handy with simple hand tools, you can replace these parts yourself. No special equipment is necessary. Save hundreds of dollars in service fees while making your machine load and track smoothly.
Installation instructions are on our website at a1-main /a1-main/cust-download/sonyinstructions.pdf
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SONY U-Matic square rubber drive belt repair kits, Four pieces (belts) to repair one tape deck.
If you have a bunch of old 3/4" U-Matic tapes that need to be transferred to another format, then you need a reliable machine to accomplish that. A lot of time has passed and these tapes loose quality every day..
These kits contain all of the square drive rubber belts/tires needed to replace all of the parts in any 5000, 7000, or 9000 series machine. Complete service instructions with photos depicting how to replace each belt properly are included. If you are handy with simple hand tools, you can replace these parts yourself. No special equipment is necessary. Save hundreds of dollars in service fees while making your machine load and track smoothly.
Includes one each belt for Casette Loading, Tape wrapping, Cartridge Turret Drive motor and Drive Tire
All 5000 thru 9000 VO and VP series 3/4" U-matic recorders and players use the same kit.
Fits; VO-9850, VO-9800, VO-9000, VO-9600, VO-9630, VP-9000, VP-9020, VP-9030, VP-9040
Fits: VO-7000, VO-7020, VO-7030, VO-7040, VO-7600, VP-7000, VP-7020, VP-7030, VP-7040
Fits: VO-5000, VO-5600, VO-5630, VO-5800, VO-5850, VP-5000, VP-5020, VP-5030, VP-5040
Fits: VO-7000, VO-7020, VO-7030, VO-7040, VO-7600, VP-7000, VP-7020, VP-7030, VP-7040
Fits: VO-5000, VO-5600, VO-5630, VO-5800, VO-5850, VP-5000, VP-5020, VP-5030, VP-5040
And other models starting with VO-9_ _ _, VP-9_ _ _, VO-7_ _ _, VP-7_ _ _, VO5_ _ _, VP5_ _ _.
Customers have used parts from these kits on BVU models, but we can not confirm which model numbers.
We will refund any complete kit that is returned postage paid.
We will refund any complete kit that is returned postage paid.
If you are outside the USA, you can change the ship to address to that of any shipping broker that has a USA address and handles shipments to your country. I will also ship direct to Canada for an extra (actual) shipping charge. Contact me for details.
Replace broken or old and hard belts with these fresh mandrel cut pliable Buna-N rubber parts
All kits include these Sony part numbers and a rubber turret drive tire;
3-653-387-00 Smallest - Cassette Elevator belt
3-672-737-01 Medium - Tape Transport / Load Ring belt
3-668-785-00 Largest - Forward / Rewind belt
Drive Tire - Rotates the tape spindles. Wear causes slippage and tracking errors.
Sony Belt Kits for the professional 3/4" U-Matic Tape Player/Recorder/Editing machines.
All kits include fresh newly manufactured square rubber belts which are identical to the belts that were supplied with Sony machines. Sony designed the drive pulleys to accept square belts which have a much greater surface contact area than round belts would have. Using O-rings as belts can damage your equipment. O-rings are made of a 90 durometer rubber which is hard. Using O-rings as belts requires selecting a smaller diameter belt to get enough friction to turn the pulleys. This in turn causes more loading and heavy wear on the pulley bearings and uneven tracking.
Sony has not manufactured replacement belts for the U-matic series for many years. As a result, any belts found in Original Sony packaging are likely to be very old and will probably not last long, if at all. Our belt kits are produced NEW from fresh mandrel cut stock and these parts are priced lower than the $10 per belt that other sources charge for inferior products. Buy parts that are virtually identical to the Original Sony specifications. We guarantee satisfaction and every kit comes with instructions and a link to installation directions and color photographs.
If you have a bunch of old 3/4" U-Matic tapes that need to be transferred to another format, then you need a reliable machine to accomplish that. A lot of time has passed and these tapes loose quality every day..
The absolute best method is to obtain a computer board with video and audio IN ports and play the tapes into your computer. Then you save the video footage in digital form which you can edit till your hearts content with no further signal loss or degradation. If your 3/4" machine provides good Video / Audio output signals, consider yourself blessed. Sony has had a nightmare of a problem with these older machines becoming unusable as they get older. No-one is making 3/4" tape machines anymore. The sooner you plan to get the video footage onto a modern storage format, the easier it will be to find suitable equipment. We have been supplying these kits to worldwide governments, TV stations and colleges for 20+ years.
Many of the service problems that we see on these 25+ year old decks are related to the drive belts. Rubber belts stretch, get hard and brittle and eventually break, or no longer provide proper tension to rotate the pulleys.
There are three square rubber belts on these models, one on the cartridge loading transport, one on the tape to head positioning transport and a third on the tape wind/rewind mechanism. If the cartridge loading mechanism does not move smoothly you probably need the first. If the tape does not wrap itself around the head, Tape damage could result from improper loading. You probably need the second. And if the tape cartridge does not turn or turns sluggishly, you probably need the third belt and or the drive tire. A loose cartridge drive belt or worn tire will cause tracking errors and eventually shut down the editing.
Additional problems can come from a split or missing transport idler tire on the tape cartridge drive. This tire is easily replaced by stretching a new one over the hub.
Don't take chances. Put fresh belts in your equipment before attempting to load tapes, and always use unimportant tape when testing. Once a tape get creased, it is almost impossible to remove that damage.
Anyone can do this!
These kits contain all of the square drive rubber belts/tires needed to replace all of the parts in any 5000, 7000, or 9000 series machine. Complete service instructions with photos depicting how to replace each belt properly are included. If you are handy with simple hand tools, you can replace these parts yourself. No special equipment is necessary. Save hundreds of dollars in service fees while making your machine load and track smoothly.
Installation instructions are on our website at a1-main /a1-main/cust-download/sonyinstructions.pdf
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