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Author Topic: Elmo rubber belts David Weintraub Film Handler Posts: 4 From: Binghamton, NY, USA Registered: Jul 2016 posted 08-08-2016 10:32 AM                        I recently bought an Elmo 1200 and the belts inside were all gooey. Thankfully the seller refunded my purchase price and 2 way shipping. Are the original rubber belts for all ELMO's subject to this type of failure? I realize that rubber will decay as all natural materials do. However, the only problem I have had with other projector belts was stretching, breakage or fraying.  |  IP: Logged Pete Lawrence Expert Film Handler Posts: 192 From: Middleburg, PA Registered: Aug 1999 posted 08-09-2016 09:45 AM                     I don't know about Elmo 8mm gear as I've never owned any. But I have a number of their 16mm portable machines that have similar problems. There are four metal rollers in the film path with rubber 'tires' bonded to then. In about half of my machines those tires have turned to goo. There is a still a source for those parts, but not from Elmo. Haven't had any belt issues with their 16mm machines, but Elmo did change their take-up design sometime in the 80's. It's not just an Elmo problem. It's more related to when the rubber parts were manufactured. I had some very high end video equipment from the 70's and 80's that had belts and rollers that turned to goo. Some 35mm platter drive rollers were also known to do that.  |  IP: Logged Mitchell Dvoskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1869 From: West Milford, NJ, USA Registered: Jan 2001 posted 08-09-2016 01:27 PM                     Try contacting: Richard Patchett at (248)980-6488 Richard Burgess (828)595-3398 Both repair and sell parts for Elmo Projectors.  |  IP: Logged David Weintraub Film Handler Posts: 4 From: Binghamton, NY, USA Registered: Jul 2016 posted 08-09-2016 02:43 PM                        Thank you. While we are on the subject of replacement parts... I am researching PTR rollers and saw this item http://www.ebay.com/itm/191931796441 Is there a PTR roller INSIDE an ELMO 16 AL or CL? The vendor didn't reply. I guess he is not into details as much as he is into sales.  |  IP: Logged Dave Macaulay Film God Posts: 2321 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Apr 2001 posted 08-09-2016 09:04 PM                     It seems this guy just doesn't know what a PTR is. These look like rollers for the sound reader. True PTRs must be cleaned, so they would never be hidden inside a projector.  |  IP: Logged

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