Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Belt Number for Century Take-Up

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Posted by Don Furr (Member # 1469) on 02-14-2009, 05:15 PM:

Does anyone have the V-Belt number for a Century SA takeup using a 7000 series Kelmar arm?

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 02-14-2009, 06:56 PM:

Maybe a little help on this: Do the string measurement around the two pulleys, then you can take the pulley off to fit the width of the belt to a bearing/belt shop to see if they can fit you one.

..something to try out...

-Monte

Posted by Sean Weitzel (Member # 244) on 02-15-2009, 01:56 AM:

Under the presumption that the Kelmar 7000 is rougly the same lengh as the 8000, I'm using a Dayton 3L470 from grainger (3/8 v-belt 47 inches) on my Century R3E with the 8000 arm. Here's a link to the belt. http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/3L470

Posted by Don Furr (Member # 1469) on 02-15-2009, 07:05 AM:

Thanks Sean for the number. I found a belt last night at an Auto Zone that seems to be the correct length. My problem now is that after mounting the Century RE-3 head on a refurbished LL3 base the 7000 series Kelmar arm is to long and I had to raise the base 2 inches off the floor for the 25" 6K reel to clear. Also I had to position the reel arm "forward" to clear the LL3 base plate. Now the belt doesn't like where it is in terms of interference with the gear cluster in sound head. I'm working on the problem!!!!