Where to get rubber cord for HD dampening(in Sweden..)

POLIST8 · Post by **POLIST8** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:37 am

Probably any hardware store would have bungee cords (elastic, if I remember correctly) that are skinny enough to go in your HDD screw holes and strong enough to suspend it.

miker · Post by **miker** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 11:16 am

I think he mean into the holes the HDD mounts go into on the case....

POLIST8 · Post by **POLIST8** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 11:22 am

Yep. That's what I meant.

Post by **MikeC** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 12:09 pm

Half the fun with this kind of stuff is to play with it and find out for yourself.

But here's a simple tip: Not so loose that it fall out easily but not so tight than the HDD vibrations can be felt in the chassis. Anything in between is generally good.

frosty · Post by **frosty** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 12:35 pm

I first tried the regular rubber black cords and they were too thick - elastic like for sewing was too thin - then i cut off the ends of the rounded cloth covered bungies and two were just right thought I had a heck of a time stretching and getting each end to knot up - but in the end it worked and really helped with vibrations and such - and I thouhgt perhaps the cloth covering would heat up some smell but had my had up to 48c at one point no odors or burning happened.

frosty · Post by **frosty** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 2:20 pm

Be very careful because rubber bands, the brown ones can crumble and become brittle fairly quick with time n heat.

Fastman · Post by **Fastman** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 7:04 pm

2 other sources I have found the thin elastic cord in Canada are

fabric (sewing) stores

outdoor stores as mountain climbing accessories (also used in tents, packs and more)

I am sure you must have similar stores

Pjotor · Post by **Pjotor** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:43 pm

I bought rounded cloth covered bungies from Järnia, which cost me about SEK 10/US 1.20 per meter. In Järnia in Uppsala I asked them to cut 5 meters from a roll. There are probably more stores which sell these cords.

If you're suspending the drive in a 5,25" bay, it's easy. When I suspended a drive in a 3,5" rack I had to tip the drive on the long edge, which AFAIK doesn't affect the drive performance -- at least I didn't notice any significant performance loss.

Good luck and happy silencing!

Henrik · Post by **Henrik** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 4:00 pm

AFAIK probably means AsFarAsIKnow

Henrik · Post by **Henrik** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 4:01 pm

AFAIK probably means AsFarAsIKnow