Brand New Belt for Technics SL-200, SL-210, SL-220, SL-230, and SL-235




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This offer is for
One High Quality, Brand New Artistic Audio Replacement Belt
Technics Turntables, models
  • SL-200
  • SL-210
  • SL-220
  • SL-230
  • SL-231
  • SL-235

Available as Buy it Now one (1) brand new replacement belt for Technics turntable, models SL200, SL210, SL220, SL230, SL231, SL235.

Please be sure to compare shipping prices!!! Do not get tricked into spending $6.00 or more for delivery to a US address. Most agree, this item has a very reasonable shipping charge.

There is a myth that one belt fits 95% of all turntables. 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.

Take Note! 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 place selling belts 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-L200, S-L210, S-L220, S-L230, S-L231, S-L235 (including part numbers) about two decades ago. When the the last of the models SL-200, SL-210, SL-220, SL-230, SL-231, SL-235 rolled off the assembly line, I was Assistant Store Manager for the largest independent Technics dealer in the Southeastern US. Read my 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 effect the belt's performance.

  1. 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).

  2. 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?

  3. 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 at least eight (8) times below the audible limit. (Sources: Julian Hirsch - Hirsch-Houck Labs and the Technics models SL-200, SL-210 SL-220, SL-230, SL-231 SL-235 Service Manuals).

    Don't let them pull the wool over your eyes! If you can hear wow and flutter (a.k.a. bad speed fluctuation), you
    (a) are not operating within original specifications, and
    (b) might have a belt that was not cut to meet factory specs!
  4. External Diameter. This one is a no-brainer, it is closely related to the thickness and internal diameter.

  5. 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. Some present-day (read: get the stuff out the door as fast as you can) cutting techniques can lead to inconsistencies and an inferior product that affect the performance of your equipment.
The belt in this offer is never cut, it is precision molded to match the original specifications for the SL-200, SL-210, SL-220, SL-230, SL-231, SL-235.


My distributor, Artistic Audio of Atlanta, buys thousands of belts made by this manufacturer and has been sending them all over the United States for years. Every few of weeks Artistic Audio of Atlanta 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-200 is a semi-automatic belt drive turntable with a black (Technics black is more of a coffee than jet black) or silver finish. Unlike earlier models, mot of the controls are on the outside of the dust cover. On the far left is a speed selector (33 • 45). In the center (•) position, the platter stops spinning. This made ideal for later generations of DJs to manipulate the platter. The turntable has no user-accessible speed control, however, it is a servo-lock motor, the speed should lock at 33 or 45. The second control from the left side a well-designed the stop (reject) control. While the record is playing, slide it to the right, the turntable will lift the arm and return it to the home position. The control on the far right is the cueing. With this switch to the left the arm is lowered, and a record can play. With this switch to the right, the arm is raised and can be moved without scratching the record.

The SL-200K is in almost every way, identical to the SL-200. The big difference is that a Technics EPC-270 cartridge is pre-installed in the turntable. The EPC-270 is a great sounding cartridge had a nude mounted stylus. The stylus may need replacing, however, the cartridge should still be in excellent condition. I am overjoyed to announce that nude mounted styluses for the EPC-270 are now available from Artistic Audio and are either in stock or will be in stock, soon. Check to see if your cartridge reads “EPC-270” and/or mail me a picture of your cartridge using the Contact Seller link on the top right of this page.

The SL-210 is a fully manual belt drive turntable. The SL-210 was one of the turntables that was preferred by DJs in the early 80s. It is very similar to the SL-200, the most significant differences are (1) the SL-200 is semi -automatic, and (2) the SL-210 has pitch control.

On the far left is a speed selector (33 • 45). In the center (•) position, the platter stops spinning. This made ideal for later generations of DJs to manipulate the platter without having to turn the turntable off. The turntable has an easy to use pitch control (part of the DJs’ preference) with a separate wheel for 33 and 45 RPMs. The second control from the left side a well-designed power switch. It is next to impossible to flip this switch by accident (another reason DJ’s liked this turntable). Again, the turntable is fully manual, there is no reject switch and the turntable does not auto lift or auto return. The control on the far right is the cueing. With this switch to the left the arm is lowered, and a record can play. With this switch to the right, the arm is raised and can be moved without scratching the record.

The SL-220 is a semi-automatic belt drive turntable. It is very similar to the SL-200, the most significant difference is the SL-210 has pitch control.

On the far left is a speed selector (33 • 45). In the center (•) position, the platter stops spinning. This made ideal for later generations of DJs to manipulate the platter without having to turn the turntable off. The turntable has an easy to use pitch control (part of the DJs’ preference) with a separate wheel for 33 and 45 RPMs. The second control from the left side a well-designed the stop (reject) control. While the record is playing, slide it to the right, the turntable will lift the arm and return it to the home position. It is next to impossible to flip this switch by accident (another reason DJ’s liked this turntable). The control on the far right is the cueing. With this switch to the left the arm is lowered, and a record can play. With this switch to the right, the arm is raised and can be moved without scratching the record.

The SL-220A is in almost every way, identical to the SL-200. The big difference is that a Technics EPC-270 cartridge is pre-installed in the turntable. The EPC-74SMAD is a great sounding cartridge. The stylus may need replacing, however, the cartridge should still be in excellent condition. I am overjoyed to announce that nude mounted styluses for the EPC-74 are now available from Artistic Audio and are either in stock or will bw in stock, soon. Check to see if your cartridge reads “EPC-74”, “AT71E”, or ATN-71E, then mail me a picture of your cartridge using the Contact Seller link on the top right of this page. 

The SL-230 is a fully-automatic belt drive turntable. It is very similar to the SL-220, the most significant difference is the SL-230 is fully automatic.

On the far left is a speed selector (33 • 45). In the center (•) position, the platter stops spinning. The turntable has an easy to use pitch control with a separate wheel for 33 and 45 RPMs. Near the center of the front panel is a size selector. Chose 7 inch/17 mm for 45-sized records, 10 inch/25 mm for 10 inch vinyl or 12 inch/30 mm for 33/LP-sized records. The second control from the right side a well-designed the stop/start control. Before the record is plays, slide it to the left, the turntable will lift the arm and move it to the size designated by the size control, lower the arm and start to play. Slide it to the left while the record is playing and it will lift the arm and return it to the home position. When it gets to the end of the record, the auto stop will kick in, the arm lifts and returns home. The control on the far right is the cueing. With this switch to the left the arm is lowered, and a record can play. With this switch to the right, the arm is raised and can be moved without scratching the record.

SOME Technics SL-230 turntables came with a Technics EPC-270 cartridge is pre-installed in the turntable. The EPC-270 is a great sounding cartridge had a nude mounted stylus. The stylus may need replacing, however, the cartridge should still be in excellent condition. I am overjoyed to announce that nude mounted styluses for the EPC-270 are now available from Artistic Audio and are either in stock or will be in stock, soon. Check to see if your cartridge reads “EPC-270” and/or mail me a picture of your cartridge using the Contact Seller link on the top right of this page.

The SL-231 is a just like the model SL-230, except a the SL-231 has a black (Technics black is more of a coffee than jet black) finish.
SOME Technics SL-231 turntables came with a Technics EPC-270 cartridge is pre-installed in the turntable. The EPC-270 is a great sounding cartridge had a nude mounted stylus. The stylus may need replacing, however, the cartridge should still be in excellent condition. I am overjoyed to announce that nude mounted styluses for the EPC-270 are now available from Artistic Audio and are either in stock or will be in stock, soon. Check to see if your cartridge reads “EPC-270” and/or mail me a picture of your cartridge using the Contact Seller link on the top right of this page.
The SL-235 is a record changer (you can stack your records on it), or it can be used as a fully-automatic belt drive turntable. It is very similar to the SL-230, the most significant difference is the SL-235 is a record changer (with the proper spindle, record changers allow records to be stacked so that the listener does not have to get up in 20 minutes to change the record).
On the far left is a speed selector (33 • 45). In the center (•) position, the platter stops spinning. The turntable has an easy to use pitch control with a separate wheel for 33 and 45 RPMs. Near the center of the front panel is a size selector. Chose 7 inch/17 mm for 45-sized records, 10 inch/25 mm for 10 inch vinyl or 12 inch/30 mm for 33/LP-sized records. Just to the right of the size selector is the “memo-gram” control. The memo-gram allows the listener to choose how many times the arm resets. The SL-235 allows for up to 6 10 or 12 inch records to be stacked. 0 is off. If the listener wants to stack one record, choose “1”. If two to six records choose 2 – 6, as desired. If, at any time, the listener wishes to have the last album in the stack repeat, choose “R”.
[Warning!:Test have shown that playing an LP twice is a row does more to damage a record than 40 plays when the vinyl has had a chance to cool. Here is the deal: The point of contact where stylus meets vinyl is over 1,000 degrees F. Playing a record does some damage. If the record is allowed to “recover”, however, that damage is minimal. One of the most damaging things we can do to a record is play it twice within a 1 hour period. Using the repeat function causes more damage to records than almost any other thing we do. I am a skeptic. Seriously! I went back to my record collection to when I owned a repeating turntable and listened. Almost all of my old vinyl that is noticeably damaged came from the time I owned turntables that repeat. Stacking records is perfectly safe, as long as you play each record no more than once.]

The second control from the right side a well-designed the stop/start control. Before the record is plays, slide it to the left, the turntable will lift the arm and move it to the size designated by the size control, lower the arm and start to play. Slide it to the left while the record is playing and it will lift the arm and return it to the home position. When it gets to the end of the record, the auto stop will kick in, the arm lifts and returns home. The control on the far right is the cueing. With this switch to the left the arm is lowered, and a record can play. With this switch to the right, the arm is raised and can be moved without scratching the record.
The SL-235A is identical to the SL-235 except that it came with a EPC-74 cartridge (AT71E). The EPC-74 is a great sounding cartridge had a nude mounted stylus. The stylus may need replacing, however, the cartridge should still be in excellent condition. I am overjoyed to announce that nude mounted styluses for the EPC-74 are now available from Artistic Audio and are either in stock or will be in stock, soon. Check to see if your cartridge reads “EPC-74” and/or mail me a picture of your cartridge using the Contact Seller link on the top right of this page.

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Thanks in advance for your purchase!