WANTED : Rubber bands

[OilSheikh]

Now , now, not just any rubber band but the tiny ones used by DVD drive trays. I am fixing couple of DVD drives where the tray doesn't want to open. Can't seem to find the small rubber band anywhere.

Diameter - 2 cm.

[SteadfastJohn]

Did a search on ebay for "tray drive belt" and got 27 results like this one at £1.99 with free delivery:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xbox-360-D...ht_1091wt_1150

Is this what you are looking for?

[OilSheikh]

Thanks dude! I was searching for DVD rubber band ...

EDIT:

Wait! £1.99 for a rubber band. No Thanks, too expensive.

[SteadfastJohn]

An Oil Sheikh that cannot afford £1.99 well I never.

Here's another link to a tutorial on how to fix it for free!

http://xbox-experts.co.uk/tutorial/f...y-issue-error/

It's worth a try, nothing to lose.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

This belt is £1.39:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-X-XBOX-3...item19d2982af7

Edit!!

It does seem rather expensive for a small rubber band. I suspect postage and packaging is a decent chunk of the cost.

[mycarsavw]

I've got ~30 DVD drives here - PM me your address and I'll see if I can get some to you after the weekend.

[OilSheikh]

All sorted now. Cut the head of couple of balloons and voila!

[OilSheikh]

Tested. Works perfectly

[Zak33]

and WE all get to learn a new trick

ballon neck rings.. we love you OilSheikh

[OilSheikh]

and WE all get to learn a new trick

ballon neck rings.. we love you OilSheikh

Hehe .. I love doing Mcgyver stuff like these.

Did I tell anyone about how to glue old RAM heatsinks on graphics cards ?

Heck, might as well open a thread with all these