I might be tempted to solve it with a slide pot interfaced to a quiet relay=
..  It does sound like an interesting challenge.=20

Robert Rolf <Robert.Rolf@ualberta.ca> wrote:

>I had tried using a somewhat loose-fitting rubber grommet on a test
>> piece of aluminum but the addition of the grommet did not reduce the
>> noise by any significant amount.  I was reluctant to modify the
>> equipment itself until I knew if it would help.
>
>
>You said that this was a piece of desk gear. So why not mount a leaf switc=
h
>on the side, in it's own
>small box, and be done with it? No noise and simple to fix in future if th=
e
>announcer manages to break
>off the switch arm.
>
>R
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