On 05/05/2012 07:36 PM, David Beierl wrote: "[...] I just don't think those particular flaps need to have any [foam] at all, [...]" Perhaps a minority opinion, but one that makes sense to me. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott Bend, Ore. 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people. 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia. On 05/05/2012 07:36 PM, David Beierl wrote: > At 10:29 PM 5/5/2012, Alistair Bell wrote: >> yeah, I agree. But... sometimes you find all the foam has degraded >> almost completely. Just like some loud speaker foam > > Right. I just don't think those particular flaps need to have any at > all, that its major function is to make them quieter when they slam > shut. Anyway, I didn't notice any loss of flow or any whistling > noises after firmly rubbing all the loose residue off at least two > sets of them. But the slapping noise when you suddenly turned the > fan to max might have been a bit more pronounced. Which was fine > with me, I like being able to hear them when I want to. > > :) > d |
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