New to Scotts; need direction and tuner belt

[Pete Olin]

I'm Pete Olin, new member and a collector of pre-1938 high-end radios as well as lots of Atwater Kent breadboards. I've just acquired my first Scott, a Sixteen with supply;.  it's in pretty bad condition cosmetically but shouldn't be a problem electronically.

Rust and peeling chrome have already greatly reduced the value and at present I have plans to get it working and build a cabinet for it; it may be too pitted for re-plating.  What I would like to know is what I should NOT be doing to further lower the value.

The tuning belt is on its last rotation; are belts available?  Will a rubber belt work (and be acceptable0?

Pete

[Norman S Braithwaite]

If the chassis is rusty and the set does not perform as expected after rebuilding and aligning, make sure to check ground returns. Some ground returns may be improved by loosening and retightening machine screws or nuts. Riveted ground returns may require a difficult to create solder bridge to the chassis or replacement of the rivet. There were two dial belts used by the Scott Sixteen on two versions of the dial drive mechanism. One uses a GC number 119 belt (9-17/32 inch circumference around pulleys) and the other uses a GC number 152 belt (10-1/2 inch circumference around pullies). String a thread around the pullies and mark the overlap with a pen while holding taut. Measuring the length between dots on the thread will give you a close estimate of the circumference around the pulleys.

Norman

[Pete Olin]

Norman-

In speaking of belts from GC-  is that GC Electronics?  I was not able to find any belts at their site.

 

Pete

 

Norman S Braithwaite said:

If the chassis is rusty and the set does not perform as expected after rebuilding and aligning, make sure to check ground returns. Some ground returns may be improved by loosening and retightening machine screws or nuts. Riveted ground returns may require a difficult to create solder bridge to the chassis or replacement of the rivet. There were two dial belts used by the Scott Sixteen on two versions of the dial drive mechanism. One uses a GC number 119 belt (9-17/32 inch circumference around pulleys) and the other uses a GC number 152 belt (10-1/2 inch circumference around pullies). String a thread around the pullies and mark the overlap with a pen while holding taut. Measuring the length between dots on the thread will give you a close estimate of the circumference around the pulleys.

Norman

[Norman S Braithwaite]

Yes, General Cement.  But they have not made dial belts for many years.  You will have to find an old stock belt.  Try www.oldradioparts.net (Mark Oppat), www.oldradioparts.com (Gary Schneider), and other dealers catering to the old radio hobby.  JFD also made dial belts but I do not know the numbers of their equivalent belts.

 

Norman

Pete Olin said:

Norman-

In speaking of belts from GC-  is that GC Electronics?  I was not able to find any belts at their site.

 

Pete

 

Norman S Braithwaite said:

If the chassis is rusty and the set does not perform as expected after rebuilding and aligning, make sure to check ground returns. Some ground returns may be improved by loosening and retightening machine screws or nuts. Riveted ground returns may require a difficult to create solder bridge to the chassis or replacement of the rivet. There were two dial belts used by the Scott Sixteen on two versions of the dial drive mechanism. One uses a GC number 119 belt (9-17/32 inch circumference around pulleys) and the other uses a GC number 152 belt (10-1/2 inch circumference around pullies). String a thread around the pullies and mark the overlap with a pen while holding taut. Measuring the length between dots on the thread will give you a close estimate of the circumference around the pulleys.

Norman

[Carlos Insa]

http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-SCOTT-RADIO-DIAL-BELT-AND-OTHERS-/280619380421

 

 

[Pete Olin]

Thanks very much Carlos!  I've put in a bid.  If I win and any of these other belts will fit Scotts, they will be free for the asking.

 

Pete
Carlos Insa said:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-SCOTT-RADIO-DIAL-BELT-AND-OTHERS-/280619380421

 

 

[Norman S Braithwaite]

Pete:

The auction is for a single dial belt only, the GC-119.  There were two versions of the Scott Sixteen and they used different length dial belts.  Therefore the GC-119 belt may or may not fit your application.  The other belt used by the Scott Sixteen is GC-152.  No other Scott receivers used a dial belt.

Norman

[Pete Olin]

Norm-  The 119  seems to be the size that I need and PTOP no longer has that size. I cut a rubber belt to the original length of just over 10 inches and it didn't grab;  after removing 0.75", it worked.  Even so, I'm hope to give this #119 a try- it's only a few bucks.  Adjusting the idler arm might be necessary.

Pete

 

Norman S Braithwaite said:

Pete:

The auction is for a single dial belt only, the GC-119.  There were two versions of the Scott Sixteen and they used different length dial belts.  Therefore the GC-119 belt may or may not fit your application.  The other belt used by the Scott Sixteen is GC-152.  No other Scott receivers used a dial belt.

Norman