There seems to be much interest in reducing audio vibrations but I have seen no use of eddy current damping.
As an example Eddy current damping works when a copper plate is moved through a strong magnetic field. The magnetic field induces an opposing charge in the copper plate which acts as an efficent way to dampen vibrations.
I guess for this to work the audio component(s) of interest would have to be floating or suspended by springs. I'm sure I've seen mention of this, at which point taking the next step to dampen the vibrations would be easy with a few rare earth magnets and a copper plate.
At the moment I don't have plans for testing this at home, maybe over the summer
If anyone has gone to such lengths to deaden vibrations I would like to hear about it.
-dave
As an example Eddy current damping works when a copper plate is moved through a strong magnetic field. The magnetic field induces an opposing charge in the copper plate which acts as an efficent way to dampen vibrations.
I guess for this to work the audio component(s) of interest would have to be floating or suspended by springs. I'm sure I've seen mention of this, at which point taking the next step to dampen the vibrations would be easy with a few rare earth magnets and a copper plate.
At the moment I don't have plans for testing this at home, maybe over the summer
If anyone has gone to such lengths to deaden vibrations I would like to hear about it.
-dave