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henly1234

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How to noise insulate motors....
« on: July 21, 2015, 09:12:48 pm »
... do they need to be air cooled or can I wrap them in cotton wool, no seriously how can I insulate them to deaden the noise and help my noisything engine  noises come over better?
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Re: How to noise insulate motors....
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2015, 09:14:23 pm »

You could try packing them underneath with rubber washers/spacers.

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Re: How to noise insulate motors....
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2015, 10:55:18 pm »
I bed my motors in silicon if I have a problem. That said, it's more common to find that the noise is coming from the driveline. Disconect the coupling from the motor and run it to check.
 Some couplings have a dodgy reputation, and whip in a shaft can cause noise.
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