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Anti-Vibration Kits

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redbull555i

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I'm looking to reduce the vibrations on my POS Aspire Case. Can electrical rubber tape stand its own against commercial anti-vibration rubber washers? Can anyone recommend any rubber washers that actually work?
 
Electrical tape? You mean the black, kinda-stretchy kind? I've never tried using it for vibration dampening, but I doubt it would do much good.
 
redbull555i said:
I'm looking to reduce the vibrations on my POS Aspire Case. Can electrical rubber tape stand its own against commercial anti-vibration rubber washers? Can anyone recommend any rubber washers that actually work?
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Sponge rubber carpet padding is the cheapest and best solution I have used. It is thin less than 1/8", very spongey and rubbery. The stuff I use is close but not exactly this appearance. It has a honeycomb appearance. The stuff I use has more holes in it. It is the cheap stuff not for cushioning a carpet just to hold it in place on a wood floor so the carpet does not slip around.


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Get a yard or two of the really cheap stuff and it will last a lifetime. I cut out a template the size of the fan and cut a hole for the fan opening. Just mark it with a permanent marker and cut it with a sharp pair of scissors. The stuff is naturally sticky (not tacky just sticky) and it seals the gap between fan and case perfectly. My fans have no audible vibration.

These so-called ant-vibration kits are ridiculous they charge you tens of dollars for nickel's worth of rubber.
 
You can use electrical tape, and might see a little bit of improvement, but it won't be all that drastic, maybe not even noticable. I tend to use it between two pieces of metal that I'm tightening together, and don't have the space for anything more. You can get silicon washers that will work a lot better, there usually real cheap at hardwares stores. Though whether they will work or not depends on your case and if you'll take the time to place them in everytime you change something. For dampening vibrations over larger areas, just do what wdn said, get get some cheap rubber or foam mats, and apply them with rubber cement if needed.
 
Home Depot -> Plumbing Section :cool:

They also have Sheets of Rubber (2 per pack) about 8x6 inch, maybe 1/8th inch wide.
Lots of rubber o-rings, washers etc. Cheap too!
 
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