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Card reader gummy wheels
09-17-2022, 08:25 PM (This post was last modified: 09-17-2022 08:26 PM by Matt Agajanian.)
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Card reader gummy wheels
Hi all.

Given the fact that they wear out and decay along with becoming melted and sticky, was there a durable and longer lasting resource, perhaps metals, that could be used to design the wheels instead? Yeah, using metallic alternatives has its own drawbacks such as oxidation.
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09-17-2022, 09:19 PM
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Hello!

(09-17-2022 08:25 PM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  ... was there a durable and longer lasting resource, perhaps metals, ...

Since many many many years sticky gummy wheels are being replaced with common off-the-shelf O-rings usually made of poybutadiene. They will probably outlast every other component of the calculator (and it's owner) while costing only a few cents (either Euro or Dollar) a piece.
Replacing the gummy wheels with metal is probably not a good idea because this will put a lot of wear on the cards, which, as you write in another thread, are on very short supply.

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09-17-2022, 10:03 PM
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(09-17-2022 09:19 PM)Maximilian Hohmann Wrote:  Hello!

(09-17-2022 08:25 PM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  ... was there a durable and longer lasting resource, perhaps metals, ...

Since many many many years sticky gummy wheels are being replaced with common off-the-shelf O-rings usually made of poybutadiene. They will probably outlast every other component of the calculator (and it's owner) while costing only a few cents (either Euro or Dollar) a piece.
Replacing the gummy wheels with metal is probably not a good idea because this will put a lot of wear on the cards, which, as you write in another thread, are on very short supply.

Regards
Max

At least there’s another option.
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