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Products Available from CED Magic

This page provides a table of no-cost products (mainly drive belts) available from CED Magic. To make this no-cost service feasible, only a limited quantity of these items can be delivered to CED enthusiasts. The limitations are as follows:

• Only two items may be requested at a time by SASE
• Only two requests may be submitted per calendar year by separate SASE submissions

This service is designed to help people keep their one or two regular-use CED players supplied with belts on an on-going basis. It is not intended to support large collections of players or player repair businesses. In those cases the CED Player Belt Replacement Guide has been updated with suppliers who sell drive belts in quantity. The guide now references belts available from PRB, Electronix, Match-A-Knob, and SDP/SI.

To request belts or other items in the table, mail a SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) to the following address, and allow one to six weeks to receive the requested items. Note that the SASE must have a first-class US Postal Service stamp affixed (also called a Forever stamp). For international requests, the SASE must have a round Global Forever stamp from the USPS affixed, or have an International Reply Coupon (IRC) included in the envelope.

Tom Howe   •   3635 SE Rhine Street    •   Portland, Oregon   97202    U.S.A.

Be sure to include the item name exactly as listed in the table below so the correct requested item is sent in the SASE. A quantity of two of any item meets the two-item limit. For example, two J/K Function Motor Drive Belts may be requested or one J/K Function Motor Drive Belt and one J/K Disc Transfer Rod Cap may be requested.

FAQ on Product Requests:

Survival of this no-cost belt program depends on keeping demand to reasonable levels, and with a web form I could be overwhelmed with requests.

I'm not supplying timing or turntable belts with this program, so you are able to request two belts in your SASE and obtain the timing/turntable belt, if needed, elsewhere. The polyurethane timing belt used in Hitachi players lasts much longer than neoprene drive belts and seldom needs to be replaced. If you do need a timing belt, it can be purchased from SDP/SI. The turntable belt in F/G players is best replaced with a NOS (New Old Stock) belt from CEDatum. If the NOS belt is not available, a generic turntable belt as referenced in the CED Player Belt Replacement Guide can be used, although it may need a period of pre-stretching before installation in the player. There is no adequate flat turntable belt available for use in Toshiba players, but a round belt can be substituted using directions provided on the Toshiba Turntable Motor Pulley Replacement page.

No. Any cash or other payment sent will be returned to you in the SASE. The acceptance of payment would transform this free service into a Schedule C Business subject to ledger accounting, inventory reconciliation, and taxation. That model has been abandoned as tax authorities frown upon businesses that are deliberately operated on a break-even basis.

Six weeks is an outside estimate to allow for up to a month absence on my part. More typically you will have your belts a couple weeks after mailing the SASE to my address.

The best solution is to purchase an International Reply Coupon (IRC) at your local post office and send it with the SAE (self addressed envelope). I'll redeem the IRC for one Global Forever stamp here in the United States. Other options include buying US stamps from eBay or at a local stamp collector's shop. Note that it takes three USPS first class Forever stamps to send a one ounce letter internationally.

Open the CED VideoDisc JPEG graphic and save it to your computer. Then place an order with Sticker Guy and email the graphic to them. Stickers are available in a variety of sizes from this supplier.

Owning the VideoDisc Collector's Guide CD-ROM is no longer necessary as the contents are available online in the Visual CED Title Database. Still, some collectors may want the CD as a keepsake or to view the JPEG caddy images by using the disc in a DVD or Blu-ray player attached to a television. The CD-ROM is no longer sold, but can be requested by SASE in a manner similar to belt requests. The SASE must be a padded mailer big enough to hold a standard CD jewel case, and it must have enough postage attached to cover six ounces of package weight (get current package rates at USPS.com). One CD-ROM request may be submitted per calendar year in addition to the two belt requests permitted.

This is possible, but such practice will artificially increase belt demand above known historical levels and could result in the demise of this free belt service. If that happens, belts will no longer be available from CED Magic.

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