High Quality Belt for Technics SL-BD1 SLBD2 SL-BD2 SL-BD2K SL-BD3 SL-BD3K

Description: Brand New Technics SL-B280 SL-B280U Belt Welcome to Atlanta Pro Sound ••••• Under Construction - Fix Colors! ••••• Brand New Replacement Belt for Technics models SL-BD1, SL-BD1K, SL-BD2, SL-BD2K, SL-BD3, SL-BD3K. Available as Buy it Now one (1) brand new replacement belt for Technics turntable, models SL-BD1, SL-BD1K, SL-BD2, SL-BD2K, SL-BD3, and SL-BD3K. Please be sure to compare shipping prices!!! Do not get tricked into spending almost $6.00 for US First Class delivery! There is a myth that one belt fits 95% of all turntables. In reality, nothing is further from the truth. (It is also a myth that all Technics tables take the same belt!!!) A belt that is an inch too large or small will probably run on your turntable, but if it is too small, it will wear out your motor years before it would under normal conditions. If it is too large, it might also be bad for the motor, but as belts get older, they expand, so in the best case, you need a replacement years before you should. WARNING! There are people online who have been selling belts for 5-10 years. Many have lots of feedback or websites that “look” like they know what they are doing. (One guy on eBay even sells surfing supplies!) Do they really know what belt is the match for your turntable? Technics quit giving technical support on the models S-LBD1, S-LBD1K, S-LBD2, S-LBD2K, S-LBD3, S-LBD3K (including part numbers) about two decades ago. When the models S-LBD1, S-LBD1K, S-LBD2, S-LBD2K, S-LBD3, and S-LBD3K rolled off the assembly line, I was Assistant Store Manager for the largest independent Technics dealer in the Southeastern US. Read the Seller History below for more information. (In case you are wondering...I enter the model with the dash in different positions so those who search for the model can find it regardless of if they have the dash in the right place!) 5 Belt Measurements All flat rubber belts have 5 measurements that affect the belt's performance. Length is the one most people think of right away. Length affects how tight the belt is. If it is too tight, the motor will not run (or if it is just a little too tight, the motor will wear out quickly). Width is one you might not think is important, however, the manufacturers specify this one down to the 64th of an inch! If the belt is too wide, the risk is the belt will hit the outsides of the capstan, which will create momentary bumps in the speed. If the belt is too narrow, it does not have enough contact with the capstan, causing it to slip. Either of these problems may be inaudible at first, but later? Who knows? Thickness of the belt is the smallest of the measurements. Most Turntable belts are close to the same thickness, but your parts provider who has only a decade of experience might buy their belts based on length and their cost alone. You could get a belt that they bought wholesale at 99 cents but is way too thick! A belt that is too thick will not fully fold around the capstan, causing more pitch problems. If you call to complain, you are told that your turntable has natural Wow and Flutter. Friends: These models' Wow and Flutter is eight (8) times below the audible limit (Sources: Julian Hirsch - Hirsch-Houck Labs and the Technics models SL-B1, SL-B1A SL-B2, SL-B2A, SL-B2K SL-B3, SL-B3A, SL-B5 and SL-B5A Service Manuals). Don't let them pull the wool over your eyes! If you hear wow and flutter (a.k.a. bad speed fluctuation), you might just have the wrong size belt! External Diameter. This one is a no-brainer, it is closely related to the thickness and internal diameter. Internal Diameter. Like #4, this one is also a no-brainer, it is closely related to the thickness and external diameter. Many old-style belts were cut to size. Modern (get it out the door as fast as you can) cutting techniques can lead to inconsistencies and inferior product. This belt is not cut, it is precision molded to meet original factory specifications for the Technics SL-BD1, SL-BD1K, SL-BD2, SL-BD2K, SL-BD3, and SL-BD3K. The belt you are about to receive was recently manufactured by the same company that made the first belts for the Technics models SL-BD1, SL-BD1K, SL-BD2, SL-BD2K, SL-BD3, and SL-BD3K. My distributor, Artistic Audio, buys thousands of belts made by this company and has been sending them all over the world for years. Every few of weeks Artistic Audio reorders belts buy (pun intended!) the hundred, replacing the stock they have sold. No belt is on their shelf more than a few weeks. Because they come into the distributor regularly, I can personally guarantee that the belt you get is fresh! About these Models: The SL-BD1 is a fully manual belt drive turntable that was designed to operate at 33 and 45 RPMs. It has a straight tone arm and required a P-Mount (T4P) Cartridge. It is fully manual, which means that you have to move the tone arm over to the record. After the record is complete, the turntable continues to play, as there is no auto pickup or auto shutoff (hence the designation, fully manual. The speed switch (far left) on the SLBD1 was two position, 33, 45 with no neutral position between them. If the turntable is plugged in and the belt is fresh, then it will start up when you activate the on/off switch (moving the arm does not start rotation, use the on/off switch). On the far right is the power switch that I have been discussing.... Pressing this switch will start platter rotation if it is off and stop platter rotation if it is on. The SL-BD1 has a pitch control and the strobe indicator is on the front left side of the platter. The turntable has a sleek, streamlined “Technics Black” (really sort of a dark chocolate color) body and the controls are in front. There was a dust cover with the original model. The RCA cable and the power cable detach, they plug in on the rear of the turntable chassis. The designation SL-BD1K was an identical turntable to the SL-BD10, but there was a Technics cartridge pre-installed when it left the factory. These were popular because the sales weasel did not have to open the box and install the customer's cartridge. The only places the designation was noted was on the catalogue, the dealer price sheets, and on the invoices.The SL-BD2 is a semi-automatic belt drive turntable that was designed to operate at 33 and 45 RPMs. It has a straight tone arm and required a P-Mount (T4P) Cartridge. It is semi-automatic, which means that you have to move the tone arm over to the record. After the record is complete, the turntable picks the arm up and returns to the off position. The speed switch (far left) on the SLBD2 was two position, 33, 45 with no neutral position between them. If the turntable is plugged in and the belt is fresh, then it will start up when you move the arm over to the record (moving the arm activates a switch that starts the rotation). Where people expect a power switch, there is a switch that says "Stop". Pressing this switch will send the turntable into the cut-off mode. The SL-BD2 has a pitch control and the strobe indicator is on the front left side of the platter.. The turntable has a sleek, streamlined “Technics Black” (really sort of a dark chocolate color) body and the controls are in front. There was a dust cover with the original model. The RCA cable and the power cable detach, they plug in on the rear of the turntable chassis.The designation SL-BD2K was an identical turntable to the SL-BD2, but there was a Technics cartridge pre-installed when it left the factory. These were popular because the sales weasel did not have to open the box and install the customer's cartridge. The only places the designation was noted was on the catalogue, the dealer price sheets, and on the invoices.The SL-BD3 is a fully-automatic belt drive turntable that was designed to operate at 33 and 45 RPMs. It has a straight tone arm and required a P-Mount (T4P) Cartridge. It is fully-automatic, which means that you press the Start/Stop button (far right) to move the tone arm over to the record. After the record is complete, the turntable picks the arm up and returns to the off position. The speed switch (far left) on the SLBD3 was two position, 33, 45 with no neutral position between them. If the turntable is plugged in and the belt is fresh, then it will start up when you press the start button. Where people expect a power switch, there is a switch that says "Start/Stop". Pressing this switch while the turntable is playing will send the turntable into the cut-off mode. The SL-BD3 has a pitch control and the strobe indicator is on the front left side of the platter.. The turntable has a sleek, streamlined “Technics Black” (really sort of a dark chocolate color) body and the controls are in front. There was a dust cover with the original model. The RCA cable and the power cable detach, they plug in on the rear of the turntable chassis. While the SL-BD30 and 30K were introduced with the SL-BD22 and 22K, the 33 and 33K were only offered a few years. The 22 and 22K continued for as long as Technics continued to sell belt drive turntables. Most people's best guess is that the 33 and 33K commanded a higher price, yet the consumers buying turntables were in “economy” mode, consumers spent as little as possible on what they considered a dying format with CD players sales on the increase. The really ironic thing is that now you have to look for a CD player (anyone bought one lately?) and heaven knows you can't find a good one! New turntables sales , on the other hand, are significantly higher. The designation SL-BD3K was an identical turntable to the SL-BD3, but there was a Technics cartridge pre-installed when it left the factory. These were popular because the sales weasel did not have to open the box and install the customer's cartridge. The only places the designation was noted was on the catalogue, the dealer price sheets, and on the invoices. Are you about to purchase one of these models? The motor and drive system are built like a tank. Seeing it run may be your least concern. Here is what I check before buying: It should have a cartridge (T4P-style that plugs directly into the arm). Cartridges are metal and plastic pieces that (in these models) plug directly into the arm. Cartridges also hold the stylus/needle. If you have a cartridge, but no stylus or needle, contact me where it says "Ask Seller a Question, and ask, I probably have your stylus in stock. It should have a counterbalance (weight on the part of the arm furthest from the record). Sometimes the counterbalance gets knocked off in shipping (it happens when people ship these and do not know how to pack them to prevent this very thing!) Without the counterbalance, the turntable is worth only the money for parts. It can not be reattached, and buying a tonearm is not possible, unless you get one for parts). The cartridge should have a stylus. Styluses are “needles” that have the piece that touches the grove and plays the record. Look at the stylus. Does it have a piece of metal that lowers to the record, and is there a tip on the end of it? There are too many kinds of styluses to list them all on eBay. I have about 2,000 in stock, I probably have the one you need. If you need a stylus, click on “Ask Seller a Question” to send me a message. The last one is really easy to check as well. There is a black plastic bar in front of the place where the tonearm pivots. That is the arm lifter. It should move up and down when you change the position of the “cue” switch (front right) You may have heard someone say that the sound of vinyl sounds better than CDs. “How can this be?” you may wonder...the CDs do not have that scratchy sound. It is a matter of detail, really. You can prove it yourself with a $20.00 thrift-store turntable and a generic stylus. Get a copy of something easy to get, something acoustic, something like James Taylor's, Carly Simon's or Carol King's greatest hits. (The demonstration works best with acoustic guitar, harp or lute, but once you have noticed the difference, you will be able to hear the difference on everything! The introduction to Ventura Highway by America will work well also.) Play it on your turntable, and listen especially to the very beginnings of each note in the guitar. Focus your attention to the very beginnings of each plucked string. The strings will sound almost like you can hear each of them roll off of the player's fingers. That is the way it should sound all of the time. Now, play the same selection on a CD. You will probably notice that the beginnings of the notes sound muffled or slow. The beginnings of the notes on the CD have much less detail than their counterparts on vinyl. The reason is built into the way CD players work. CDs have a sampling rate of 44,100 samples per second. What this means is the volume level of a given sound is recorded at that frequency. ••••• Under Construction - Insert New Table Here! ••••• While the volume of the actual string is getting progressively louder, the volume on the CD recording is an average. As a note quickly gets louder, the CD sounds like stair steps, because we have a recording of averages for the length of time of the sample. This is why the vinyl sounds more like the original sound than the CD. Once you hear this, you will always look at listening for detail in the sound differently. Buying a new belt so you can transfer all your vinyl to CD? If you have read and understand the previous section, then you might want to re-think. The CD recording you make can not possibly sound the same as the vinyl, because in making the recording, you are creating the same stair-stepping sound that does not sound as good as the original vinyl! OK, OK, if you want to make CDs for the car, go ahead, but if you want to make CDs for detailed listening, maybe you should keep your vinyl. Georgia Residents will pay 7% Sales Tax. Shipping and handling is only $1.99 to any point in the USA. Belts are shipped by USPS Ground Advantage (2-5 Day expected delivery). Please, ask in advance about international shipping. Priority Mail shipping to the US is available for $9.65. Most items are shipped within 1 business day. Thanks in advance for your purchase!

Price: 9.4 USD

Location: Monroe, Georgia

End Time: 2024-12-25T20:32:48.000Z

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