[mcp6453[_2_]]

Here we go again. Two of my AT8410a shock mounts are the old style. AT no longer
offers replacement bands for them.

AT8410a Shock Mount on AT website: http://goo.gl/F2AH4

To add to the confusion, there are two models of the "a" mount. One version uses
the single band, the older style like I have uses two or four bands. A person on
a form recommended an industrial source for replacement bands:

McMaster-Carr O-Rings: http://www.mcmaster.com/#o-rings/=fl6gtx

Since I know NOTHING about rubber o-rings, I don't have a clue where to start.
What rubber material is used in the typical shock mount? The new AT mounts use
chloroprene, whatever that is. McMaster-Carr doesn't list chloroprene. What
rubber is similar to it in composition and performance?

Another person in a forum suggested hair bands. I found the exact ones he
recommended, but they're crap. The mic droops because the bands are not tight
enough.

Gearslutz: http://goo.gl/EeN3s

Apparently Ty has the same old units as he posted about them in another forum.
He posted Jim Walker's response that the old units are not repairable, but I
didn't see what he opted for as a final solution.

Ty post at audio-forums: http://goo.gl/o60VK

By the time I buy a large enough variety of o-rings that may or may not work, I
could probably buy new mounts, but I thought I would ask to see if anyone has
made any progress with this problem since the last discussion.

[mcp6453[_2_]]

On 12/30/2011 10:27 AM, mcp6453 wrote:
Here we go again. Two of my AT8410a shock mounts are the old style. AT no longer
offers replacement bands for them.

Never mind. I pitched it.