Watch out for some of that circuit board foam. IT's made to conduct and
prevent static buildup. Not too good for RF insulation.
>
> The relay (IMHO) is not as noisy as the power relay in my Omni-V. I
> found a sheet of flexible foamed plastics material that had been used
> to protect the back of a computer motherboard, for shipping purposes.
> It was about 1/8 inch thick so I hacked a piece to fit and installed it
> (no glue) under the vacuum relay board. As far as I can tell, it
> deadens the sound a bit, which is all I expected. The stuff I used will
> probably last at least as long as the original, maybe longer because it
> was made specifically for an electronic application.
>
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