Re: Vibration damping


Dan Connelly wrote:
> frkrygow@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > The elastomer does not absorb energy if it does not deform. And, to
> > give more detail, if it deforms only a negligible amount, it absorbs
> > only a negligible amount of energy.
>
> It can absorb at relative high frequencies, where at a given energy density,
> the deformation magnitude is less: deformation at a given energy density is
> inversely proportion to the square of the frequency. The Zertz is
> a low-pass filter with a relatively high cut-off frequency.
>
>
> Dan

Dan,

I'm not aiming this at you directly, so don't take offense... but your
response to Frank's statement reminded me of a saying one of my bosses
used to say, and it applies to this entire thread.

It's like "we're trying to pick the fly *** out of the pepper."

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