HP-65 more on the card reader

[Geoff Quickfall]

The clutch is actually a dampening couple, not a clutch. It dampens the vibrations generated by the Swiss motor. Therefore the dampening material must absorb vibrations to prevent card reading / writing problems.

The original material was the natural rubber also used on the pinch roller and as such suffers the same rot.

I used, as indicated in the post you mention, two wire insulation sleeves from spare wires found in my hoard box. The white insulator is from defunct iPad ear buds. I used the thicker section of the iPad earbud insulation, which contains both left and right channel wires. The second red insulator is from a very small gauge which fits into the white insulator.

You will have to experiment or find similar gauge insulation sleeves.

Geoff

I sent an email to you.