As an FYI, I have obtained from 3M some of the correct material for audio felt pads, of the type they supplied to BASF and TDK. It even has their adhesive backing :) I'll laser cut it into 4x3mm pieces and mail 10 out to anyone who wants them for $2, £3, €3.60...
I'll post payment details in a couple of days. Dave On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 2:28 PM, Dave Park <[email protected]> wrote: > I just measured on an unopened cartridge (until now) and the pad is 4mm > long, 3mm deep, and 1.5mm high. > > The microdrive capstan is 5.0 mm high, 6.0 mm diameter, with a 1.75mm > hole, on Samsung built microdrives. > > Dave > > > On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Stephen Usher <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On 24/01/2014 20:07, Rich Mellor (RWAP) wrote: >> >>> Steve, >>> >>> If you need some cartridges to use as part of the display - let me know >>> and I >>> can let you have some of my better ones - I have a few which seem to be >>> in good >>> condition - although not sure how long they will last. One suggestion >>> is to >>> apply glue to the felt pad before it splits - has anyone tried this? >>> >> >> I read of someone replacing the sorbo rubber with a replacement bit of >> sponge and sticking the top of the old pad on that. >> >> Steve >> >> P.S. It's amazing what you find in the loft. I've just been up there and >> forgot that in the job lot of Spectrum stuff I picked up a few years ago I >> also had a 16K Memopak for the ZX81, a Currah microspeech and a brand new >> Microdrive cartridge still in its bubble pack! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> QL-Users Mailing List >> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm >> > > > > -- > Dave Park > Sandy Electronics, LLC > [email protected] > -- Dave Park Sandy Electronics, LLC [email protected] _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
