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Doesn't alchohol dry out rubber!!??

Good point, Fritz.  The question for me was, when were my pinch rollers last considered "rubber"?  If they were new and and somewhat spongy, I probably would have thought about the implications of giving them a dunk or two in alcohol.  When I did the ones on my MKII, I was more interested in getting them to spin than any longer term implications of using something that may not be friendly to rubber.  Most of these pucks are probably from 1965.  They will all need to be replaced eventually.  I agree with KL, the ultimate solution would be some type of rubber rejuvenator / pinch roller cleaner combo, if such a product exists (someone let us know if it does).  I tried to order some of the rubber rejuvenator stuff (used for rollers in Xerox machines, tape decks, etc.) a while back, only to find out that the place I ordered it from stopped carrying it, so it's apparently not a high demand item.  Does anyone else out there have experience ('tron related or otherwise) with these products?


Ken M.