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[Amps] Reducing Ameritron AL-800H blower noise?

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Subject: [Amps] Reducing Ameritron AL-800H blower noise?
From: 2 at vc.net (2)
Date: Sun Jan 26 10:55:27 2003

>I wonder if anyone has looked at altering the blower mounting scheme in the
>AL-800 or 800H to reduce noise?  The blower is mounted directly to the thin
>metal partition and a lot of noise is thereby conducted to the rest of the
>cabinet.  There's enough room to allow some flexibility in fan mounting -
>perhaps some sort of gasketing material between the fan and the partition.
>
Small beads of Silastic rubber sealant make pretty good shock absorbers 
when cured.  Put cardboard spacers under the mounting surface to suspend 
the fan while the rubber beads cure.

-  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K, 
www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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