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In Reply to: All systems are different...... posted by Winston Smith on December 2, 2014 at 10:25:21:
The problem with superballs as isolation is that they are effectively elastomer "springs". They absorb that energy quickly, but they very efficiently put it back into the system! It's a rubber pogo stick effect, which is what always made superballs so entertaining to kids (and big kids). It's NOT what you want.
What you want is a substance that absorbs that energy and dissipates it rapidly, rather than putting it back into the system. In other words ZERO bounce back if possible.
I used Norsorex (dead, sad balls)to very good effect where isolation was wanted. Herbie's balls, footers, etc. also do a highly effective job. I didn't like Sorbothane, but this is individual taste.
The best advice will always be, as you said, that it's idiosyncratic to the system/situation. So experimenting with combinations of coupling and isolation is in order. And besides, that's half the fun of this hobby.
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Follow Ups
- Disagree with Superballs - bartc 06:30:39 12/11/14 (4)
- Disagree with Norsorex. - Dave Pogue 05:42:57 12/19/14 (3)
- RE: Disagree with Norsorex. - beautox 12:02:39 12/19/14 (2)
- Try spelling it the way I did :-) - Dave Pogue 14:03:22 12/19/14 (1)
- RE: Try spelling it the way I did :-) - beautox 14:24:20 12/19/14 (0)
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