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Post by benvt on Mar 3, 2009 13:09:59 GMT -5
We just fired up our Santha 20s and 40 for the first time and they are noisy. We're thinking of placing some sort of sound deadening material under the Santha. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Post by chocogeek on Mar 3, 2009 23:55:09 GMT -5
The 40 has a lot of sheet metal on it that is not bolted down very well. Also a flimsy fiberglass bottom panel that can be removed.
I found a few places on mine where I could put a few sheet metal screws in tie it into the frame. That helped to quiet it down some. Also the lid vibrates and can be made to fit better with a gasket improvised out of silicone caulking. Just spread some oil around the rim of the bucket, put a bead of silicone around the lid, let the silicone set up for a couple of hours till firm, but not hard. Put the lid on the bucket and let it dry overnight and you will have a nice tight fitting lid.
I am looking for any other way to quiet it down too, and I suspect if the sheet metal had some wood backing it would be much quieter. Haven't done that yet, but if anyone does, let us know how it works.
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Post by benvt on Mar 4, 2009 13:23:47 GMT -5
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Post by cheebs on Mar 8, 2009 10:26:53 GMT -5
How about sound deadening products for car/home audio? I've hushed many a computer and A/V cabinet with Dynamat or one of its clones. It comes in self-adhesive sheets or in sprayable form. Takes care of most vibration-related noise. www.dynamat.com/
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josh
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Post by josh on Mar 8, 2009 18:01:09 GMT -5
Hey All,
I wish I had seen this sooner. Look, sugaralchemist and I discovered about two years ago; that the 40 is loud as all hell when you first fire it up and it sheds a lot of granite as well as oil, belt shards etc...its a beast. The sug recommend to me, and I shall now recommend to you all, one, throw away the crappy shell. Two, run the machine with salt and veggy oil for like 4-6hrs until the granite starts to smooth. It will quiet down by about 90%-problem solved, quit whining and make me some chocolate! I command YOU!. I glued a plastic beer cup to the motor to cover the fan, safety first as I always say and my kittens will agree that they have never lost a tail when wandering through the kitchen.
Jungle out! YOU HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED!
P.S. Let me know when you want to discuss keeping the oil out of the chocolate next! LOL! The beast has more tricks in store for you-be warned!
P.P.S. If someone could kindly explain how to post a pic I will show you DarkSantha (sugs nic name) as example.
OUT@!
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Post by chocogeek on Mar 14, 2009 15:58:37 GMT -5
Yes, I would get rid of the sheet metal if you can live with the safety issues. Barring that, use Dynamat or some other sound / vibration deadening product on the sheet metal. And make a more secure gasket for the lid so it is not rattling around (assuming you use the lid).
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Post by chocogeek on Mar 14, 2009 16:24:54 GMT -5
Jungle, please post a picture of the DarkSantha with all of the mods. You must host the image somewhere else, like www.flickr.com/ or google picassa account. Then when you reply to a post use the REPLY button, not the quick post. You get some options to insert YouTube videos, images, and other types of formatting. Pick the image button and put your link inside of the IMG tags. For you viewing pleasure I have inserted an image in this post that comes from the Tcho chocolate site. It shows several modified Santhas they use to formulate test batches of chocolate. The things above the Santhas are heaters to keep the chocolate temp up without the lids on. If you do not know the Tcho story, it is very interesting an informative for all of us on this board. I would go to their web site and check out all of the info you can. They are using Santhas in their lab and they have a Macintyre refiner that looks pretty cool too. To see all the pics, go here www.tcho.com/chocolate/beta-what and click on 'a year in beta slideshow'. BTW, I have nothing to do with Tcho and do not know anyone there. I suspect they were / are on this board and got started with John's techniques, but I could be wrong.
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