Suppliers of Small Quantities of Circlips

[Old Sparky]

Specifically one of suitable size to secure the turntables of BSR Autochangers. Where can I obtain such things?

[AlanBeckett]

I've got a kit.
What size do you want?

Alan

[Old Sparky]

I'm not sure of the exact dimensions, Alan, though I guess the outside diameter would be ca. 0.4", since it has to fit the groove in the shaft over which the turntable fits(if you see what I mean!) I have a player with a UA16 deck, so, although the one for which I need a circlip has a UA14, the dimensions should be the same. Best thing to do is to measure the clip on the UA16 and report back.

[Joe]

I don't know how standard they are but the one on a BSR deck of mine is as big as a shilling:-

   

- Joe

[AlanBeckett]

OK.
I assumed that the Circlip fitted in a groove on the shaft. Ideally I need to know te diameter at the bottom of te froove, but the shaft diameter is a good starting point.
I fear my kit might not go that low, but we'll see. Take some pictures.

Alan

[Old Sparky]

       

OK.
I assumed that the Circlip fitted in a groove on the shaft. Ideally I need to know te diameter at the bottom of te froove, but the shaft diameter is a good starting point.
I fear my kit might not go that low, but we'll see. Take some pictures.

Alan

Pictures of a UA16 circlip compared witha shilling(10p piece!) attached, Alan

[Joe]

That's a florin!

- Joe

[AlanBeckett]

Alan,

I'm sorry to say that mine are either too big or too small. However, I've done some measurements - see attached.
I think the groove is probably between 9 and 10mm. There's lots on eBay, for example http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-E-ring-C-c..._Fixing_MJ&var=&hash=item1e74b5aa00.
I think if you got some 9s and 10s one of them would fit, and I don't think you'll go broke

Alan

   

[pwdrive]

halfords do circlip kits as well, for under a tenner.

lawrence

[Yorkie]

Just to clarify a point, it's not a 'circlip' - it's an 'E' clip.

Circlips - be they internal or external - are installed or removed with circlip pliers inserted into two holes to either expand or contract the clip.

As to using coinage of the realm to gauge the size of small objects, the clip looks to be about the size of a what - as a kid - we called a 'threepenny joey' which had 12 sides.

(A joey was originally a four pence piece - the groat. I'm not quite old enough to remember those!).