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Old 04-01-2021, 01:21 PM   #1
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Taking all vibration out of a generator

I have 2-2K generators mounted on a rack on the back of my fiver. We occasionally have friends and family sleepover and they sleep on the trifold sofa in the back. However when we use the generator especially at night to power the refrigerator and everything it creates a lot of vibration in the back and the guests are really bothered by it. I found a simple solution to correct the problem. I Purchased 12.5 inch bicycle tubes and put them under the generators, inflated them to a few pounds and it took all of the vibration out, Zero Vibration.
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Old 04-01-2021, 03:01 PM   #2
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Great idea to let the air in the tubes absorb the vibration created by the generators.
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Old 04-03-2021, 08:05 PM   #3
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Maybe I will try this on my on board one... i suppose mine will pop about 3am though....
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Excellent idea. Now to figure out how many tubes necessary to dampen the axle suspension.
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