How do you open up Via 1300 for silence mod?

Kango · Jan 18, 2004

I have seen a web site with the mod but I don't know how to open this Via 1300 up. It seems to me that there is no possible way to do it. How did you do it?

madcow235 · Jan 18, 2004

Twist off the front. Be careful not to twist the wrong way or to pull or the little clips will fall off which would be bad

Kango · Jan 18, 2004

you mean the part where it has 2 clip sides? After I opened it I saw an end cap and impeller. What do I do next?

mumrah · Jan 18, 2004

Remove the impeller and magnet. take the white rod axely thing off (dont lose the black end caps). now, take some glue - i tried rubber cement, krazy glue, modling cement, and others - tured out Gorilla Glue works /really/ well. apply generous amounts, and once it's dried sandpaper it off so it doesnt touch anything and the wieght it ~even distributed~ ... then reassemble it and viola!
oh, and just so you know, the whole point of this is to make the impeller immobile (by gluing it to the magnet shaft).
hope this helps.

-Incantation- · Jan 18, 2004

when I first did this mine rattled like hell for a couple months, then it got super quiet. sounds great now. I have to check to make sure it's still on sometimes.

Kango · Jan 19, 2004

At first I tried GlitterGlue and wait 30 minutes like the label said, and when I tried it didn't work. So I got pised off and get my self a hot glue gun in the garage and sealed it and started to pump in less than 5 minutes. Now it works like charm

Thank guys

Bobaroo · Jan 19, 2004

Ooo, I have to do this too.

Where is the link on how to do it?

Kango · Jan 19, 2004

Here you go: http://www.wc101.com/guides/ViaAqua/

madcow235 · Jan 19, 2004

Sometimes it will rumble a bit but it will still start up after a few seconds

mikapc · Jan 19, 2004

How do you know you won't accidently electrocute yourself when taking it apart. The idea of opening up a my via aqua worries me. (I use it in a reservoir.) How quiet does it become after this procedure?

Kango · Jan 19, 2004

it's like heaven and hell differences. (You know what i mean?)

mikapc · Jan 19, 2004

Kango · Jan 19, 2004

Before mod: http://www.wc101.com/guides/ViaAqua/Before.mp3

After mod: http://www.wc101.com/guides/ViaAqua/After.mp3

El<(')>Maxi · Jan 19, 2004

Worked good for me. I was gonna give it away until I did the mod.

mikapc · Jan 19, 2004

How do you open up Via 1300 for silence mod?

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