Vcrs and walkmans have belts as do cd players and dvd's, I would guess the belt is not rubber but nylon or teflon which will last much longer. They will still fail at some point but lets hope Pentax made it easy to replace.
--- Mick Maguire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pål is right the reason that they put them on car > engines is that belts are > more accurate, lightweight and cheaper to produce > than multiple cogs. > However, on cars they do have a tendency to break > after long service if not > replaced at the recommended intervals (or sooner), > with catastrophic > consequences for the engine. > > When I think of drive belts in cameras I am more > inclined to think of those > which are used in other every day electronics goods > like: tumble dryers, how > often do they suffer from broken belts. Record > turntables, where the belt > goes floppy and stretches over age, eventually > rendering the turntable > inoperable. Vacuum cleaners, I lose count of bad > belts on them. etc, etc. > > I accept that the drive belt on an MZ-S is not in > such a high stress > situation as those mentioned, but... If the belt is > rubber, it will perish, > at best it will slip or break and at worst it will > turn to goo like foam has > a tendency to on spotmatics etc now. Both could > break other parts of the > camera on the way out. Anyway, only time will tell. > > Regards, > /\/\ick... > > +----------------------------+ > | | > __/) Mick Maguire | > ((((| Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > (\\\\_/) ICQ: 48609010 | > \ / | > \ /---------------------------+ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Pål Jensen > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 11:36 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: MZ-S; Built to last > > > Shel wrote: > > > More precise than what? > > > More precise than 18 cogs. For the same reasing they > using timing belts on > car engines. > The dataimprinting damand a precise film transport. > > >Where might I see a diagram or drawing of > > this? > > MZ-S service manuals perhaps? > > Pål > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > http://pug.komkon.org . Get your free @yahoo.ca address at http://mail.yahoo.ca - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
