cheap reciever, fuel tank battery e.t.c protection
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cheap reciever, fuel tank battery e.t.c protection
hi guys
ive just discovered that if you buy a giant car sponge from a car boot sale for 50p or walmart or wherever you americans get your home supplies from, cut it in half, then partly hollow out the middle you can fit your reciever in it with enough foam left over to wrap your battery and maybe your fuel tank and other bits and pieces. hence protecting the said areas in the event of a crash, and best of all its cheap!
50p to protect £30 worth of reciever... and about £5-£10 battery
think about it...
ive just discovered that if you buy a giant car sponge from a car boot sale for 50p or walmart or wherever you americans get your home supplies from, cut it in half, then partly hollow out the middle you can fit your reciever in it with enough foam left over to wrap your battery and maybe your fuel tank and other bits and pieces. hence protecting the said areas in the event of a crash, and best of all its cheap!
50p to protect £30 worth of reciever... and about £5-£10 battery
think about it...
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RE: cheap reciever, fuel tank battery e.t.c protection
the sponge seems alright for vibration, what makes you say otherwise? :S
its better than having the RX stuck against the bulkhead with some double sided tape (that was the setup prior to the sponge)
its better than having the RX stuck against the bulkhead with some double sided tape (that was the setup prior to the sponge)
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RE: cheap reciever, fuel tank battery e.t.c protection
I would guess the amount of vibration protection would depend on the type of sponge you use, wouldn't it? If the sponge is soft when it's dry, it should be OK, but if it's not (well I'll leave that one up to you)...
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Normally man made sponge rubber does not dampen vibration. Yes it will help is crush mode. The natural rubber does both very well. I will not use anything but natural to protect my $150.00 PCM recievers, and the life blood of our connection the battery. Just my two cents worth.
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G'day Foamy,
To check if the foam you are using is any good, place it between you thumb & forefinger & squeeze, if you can flatten it so you two fingers close together, it is NO Good.
The RX or battery that you have wrapped in that foam, in a sudden stop will compress the foam, the same as your fingers did, so find a rubber type foam that has a bit more guts & protect your RX & battery.
To check if the foam you are using is any good, place it between you thumb & forefinger & squeeze, if you can flatten it so you two fingers close together, it is NO Good.
The RX or battery that you have wrapped in that foam, in a sudden stop will compress the foam, the same as your fingers did, so find a rubber type foam that has a bit more guts & protect your RX & battery.
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RE: cheap reciever, fuel tank battery e.t.c protection
i use pipe insulation,you can get a very long length for very little money,never had a problem.
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To check for vibration - place the rx (or battery) on/in foam and place on a table saw (that should vibrate a lot) and touch the rx. can you feel the vibration? If so, don't use that foam.
Really we need two types of foam protection - one for vibration and the other for crash (impact) protection.... I like to wrap my rx in bubble wrap (great for vibration), and 1/4" foam from Du-Bro for crash protection - provided you have the room!
Really we need two types of foam protection - one for vibration and the other for crash (impact) protection.... I like to wrap my rx in bubble wrap (great for vibration), and 1/4" foam from Du-Bro for crash protection - provided you have the room!
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I prefer to use Du Bro 1/4 " foam for both RX and Battery. However have also often used the foam padding that they use for underlayment beneath rugs and have never had any problems using it for vibration or crash protection.It's odd that we spend so much on on planes radios etc. but seem to always try to save a buck on the essentials that provide safety for our expenitures.
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I prefer to use Du Bro 1/4 " foam for both RX and Battery. However have also often used the foam padding that they use for underlayment beneath rugs and have never had any problems using it for vibration or crash protection.It's odd that we spend so much on on planes radios etc. but seem to always try to save a buck on the essentials that provide safety for our expenitures.
I prefer to use Du Bro 1/4 " foam for both RX and Battery. However have also often used the foam padding that they use for underlayment beneath rugs and have never had any problems using it for vibration or crash protection.It's odd that we spend so much on on planes radios etc. but seem to always try to save a buck on the essentials that provide safety for our expenitures.
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My wife picks me up can coolers at garage sales. has about the same density as Du-bro foam , at a fraction of the cost.
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G'day Foamy,
To check if the foam you are using is any good, place it between you thumb & forefinger & squeeze, if you can flatten it so you two fingers close together, it is NO Good.
The RX or battery that you have wrapped in that foam, in a sudden stop will compress the foam, the same as your fingers did, so find a rubber type foam that has a bit more guts & protect your RX & battery.
G'day Foamy,
To check if the foam you are using is any good, place it between you thumb & forefinger & squeeze, if you can flatten it so you two fingers close together, it is NO Good.
The RX or battery that you have wrapped in that foam, in a sudden stop will compress the foam, the same as your fingers did, so find a rubber type foam that has a bit more guts & protect your RX & battery.
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