[Eliot Ness]

I restored a Sparton console for someone a few years ago and had to replace the black O-ring after less than a year due to cracking. All my Zenith's that now need belts were using black O-rings. I have some belt material from Alan Jespersen that is square..... cut and glue..... and it looks pretty sturdy.

My friend Terry accidentally made some dial belt material by squeegeeing some Plasti Dip over a sheet of some cloth material. Cut into thin strips these are more like the original or JFD flat dial belts and he claims they work great, but they need to be cut and glued also and he puts a stitch or two at the joint for added strength. I have a few strips of his material somewhere but haven't tried it yet.

I bought enough of Adams belts for all my Zenith's and Fairbanks Morse console so hopefully I'll get at least 5-10 years out of them, if not I'll be doing some cut-n-glue with dial material from Alan, Mark Oppat, or my buddy Terry.