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Where to get U-Channel for Fan Outlet in US?
Posted: Sun May 25, 2003 8:58 am
by offroad
What is the correct name for the stuff many put around the hole thats left after removing the stock fan grill in your case?
U Channel or what?
Where is a good place to get it in the US?
TIA
Posted: Sun May 25, 2003 9:30 am
by fmah
Edge grommet, typically plastic or could be rubber.
Like this
http://www.pepico.com/grommet.htm
Posted: Sun May 25, 2003 6:42 pm
by gbass01
The rubber grommet edging I got from the late great CaseEtc.com is a decent case fan vibration dampener. Not as good as hole grommets and foam edging but adequate for undervolted Panaflo's. I think Directron.com (who bought CaseEtc) still stocks it.
Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 3:26 am
by Ralf Hutter
gbass01 wrote:The rubber grommet edging I got from the late great CaseEtc.com is a decent case fan vibration dampener. Not as good as hole grommets and foam edging but adequate for undervolted Panaflo's. I think Directron.com (who bought CaseEtc) still stocks it.
Yeah, it's
this stuff but they've been sold out of it for a while now.
Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 9:50 am
by fmah
Go to Mcmaster Carr and look up "edge trim"
http://www.mcmaster.com/
The place literally sell the kitchen sink too.
Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 10:18 am
by herosformula
Stainless Steel Double Basin Kitchen Sink, McMaster-Carr #2894K5
Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 10:24 am
by LushMD
Alternatively, as rpc180 recently posted,
FrozenCPU also sells the c-strip rubber molding. Take care.
Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 11:03 am
by aphonos
Copying from another thread:
Regarding edging, I originally bought (
www.mcmaster.com page 3428) 8507K12 but once I had it installed, I realized it pushes up against the fan, coupling the fan to the case despite using isolators to mount the fan. The rubber is harder than the isolators, so I wondered about vibrations transferring to the case. I use undervolted NMB fans, so there is not a lot of vibration to begin with....but, I ordered 8510K11 because it is thinner. I haven't had time (and probably won't for a few weeks) to install the edging yet, so I can't report on its fit, but it is definately thinner and hopefully will leave some gap between the case and fan while covering my rough, nibbler-cut case edge.
Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 9:53 am
by offroad
Thanks very much to all who responded!