[NSRCA-discussion] Hyde type C mount?

[brett terry]

Jerry won't specifically say this, but if you want a high-quality mount ata
very reasonable price you should look at his mounts.

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On 2/9/06, Ed Alt <ed_alt at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Jerry.  I'm looking for inexpensive alternatives for a friend
> getting
> into Pattern and the C mount sounded like it could do the trick.  I think
> I
> will try to guide him to an A type (it's going in a FOCUS II).
>
> Ed
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Budd" <jerry at buddengineering.com>
> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 12:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hyde type C mount?
>
>
> > Hi Ed,
> >
> > They're not listed on the Central Hobbies web site (at least as of
> > last weekend) but I'm sure they will be soon.  They're shown on
> > Central Hobbies back cover ad in the latest K-Factor at around $60.
> > The ad states the mounts have several of the features my mounts do
> > such as standardized mounting dimensions, pre-drilled motor
> > attachment holes, replaceable aluminum mounting rails, and a light
> > weight of around 3 oz (for the version that requires a nose ring, the
> > non-nose ring version weighs somewhat more).
> >
> > Isn't it amazing what a little bit of competition will do to the market?
> > :-)
> >
> > Anyway, what I'd be careful about is that the ad only claims a 35%
> > reduction in transmitted vibration (it's unclear what the reference
> > point is, one can only assume compared to a hard mounted motor).
> > Anyway, that's not very good, and in some cases it could excite a
> > structural resonance frequency of the airframe and actually amplify
> > the transmitted vibration.  I don't think in most cases it will, but
> > as the stiffness of a soft mount approaches that of a rigid mount,
> > the question becomes, " what is the point of using a soft mount if it
> > doesn't filter out the unwanted vibration?".
> >
> > There's some other claims in the ad that IMHO I don't think are
> > accurate (or defendable), but that's a topic of discussion for
> > another time, and maybe a different forum.
> >
> > FWIW - For those who have been very patiently waiting, I'm in the
> > process of procuring some prototypes of the nose ring support for my
> > soft motor mounts for proof testing.  I'd like to think I'll have
> > them available within a month or two but I won't know for sure until
> > the testing is completed (hopefully soon - this has taken way too
> > long!).
> >
> > Thx, Jerry
> >
> >
> >>I apologize if this is repeat topic, but someone mentioned recently
> >>that Hyde had a new, cheaper, non-nose ring  mount (type C?).
> >>Someting like $70 at Central? I don't see it on their website
> >>though.  Do I have this right?
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>Ed
> >
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