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slvr_phoenix   10-06-2003 at 10:29:22 PM

My Antec Sonata case came with some rubber grommets to use for attaching the fans in place of screws. Unfortunately I've used them all and now I want to swap out fans, but the grommets aren't reusable. Does anyone know where I could buy more?

Thanks.

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Crashman   10-07-2003 at 11:24:08 AM
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Perhaps you could use standard gromets. Normally these are used for protecting a wire from chaffing as it passes through a sheet metal hole. Automotive hardware (hardware as in fasteners) catalogs carry them methinks.

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dstell   10-07-2003 at 02:58:14 PM
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Maybe www.frozencpu.com - Mark over there has about everything I can ever think of.

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slvr_phoenix   10-07-2003 at 10:41:56 PM
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Thanks for the idea, but I couldn't find any that looked right. The thing is that the ones Antec puts with the Sonata for the fans replace the screws entirely. They're like silicon-rubber rivots. So far I've had no luck finding a replacement.

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slvr_phoenix   10-07-2003 at 10:46:04 PM
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'Twas a good suggestion. I love that place. :)

Unfortunately I couldn't find any there like the ones Antec ships either. :( I did however find expensive ($6 a pop) fan vibration dampening kits. They look rather funky and I'm not even sure if they'd make as much of a difference because they look like they still screw into place, but at least the heart is in the right place.

I really wish more people would invest in fan quieting technologies. We wouldn't need fanless components if the fans just weren't loud in the first place. :)

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Crashman   10-07-2003 at 11:35:23 PM
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I know what you're talking about now, I've had those on some power supply fans. I don't know where to get them though...

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Rick_Criswell   10-17-2003 at 04:07:57 PM
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You might try an Auto supply store. They use the same thing to mount the plastic grill parts,trunk pannels etc.

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fng_thatoneguy   07-16-2008 at 07:28:10 AM
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http://techsupport.thatoneplace.ne [...] e-fan.html

Antec sells them direct from their online store... at the time of this writing, they are $6.45 for a set of four. I bought 4 sets so I could have some spares... :)
Enjoy!


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jpbg   07-16-2008 at 11:17:48 AM
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some really good cheap ones and a lot of choice, this site is legit by the way i ave used it
http://www.jab-tech.com/Case-Fan-A [...] 1-p-2.html

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