![]() I needed to use heat shrink to do it right, which meant I had to disconnect the power cable. I know I could have just wrapped some electrical tape around the frayed wires and called it a day, but I stubbornly refuse to do work like that. I really didn’t feel like getting 1950’s zapped, starting a fire, or frying irreplaceable 70 year old electronics. ![]() In my mind, the 1950’s was survival of the fittest if you decided to shake hands with electric current. Now I’ve done jobs like this before, so it shouldn’t be too big of a deal, right? The second thing that made my blood pressure rise was the idea of 1950’s electronics. ![]() The one that makes sense is that I can’t get replacement parts if I mess up, this has to be done correctly the first time. There are a couple things that worry me about 1950’s electronics. I’ll let you in on my anxiety, even though it might not be rational. The belt arrived a few days later, quickly followed by my sense of dread. ![]() These were very straight forward and were so easily accessible that I didn’t have to disassemble much. So I ordered the belt and put off the wiring, getting busy cleaning and oiling the hand wheel assembly and the lower parts of the machine. This reminded me of what the drive belt attaches to. The drive belt was completely rotted, and I had to order a new one (which I was amazed that I could). Starting on the back of the machine, I had one straight forward job that brought me closer to my impending doom.
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