Bottom of Antec Nine Hundred is not level

[lschmidt]

I just got my Antec Nine Hundred and set it on the ground (which I know is a flat surface). The first thing I noticed is that the rubber pieces on the bottom of the case are obviously not level because the case rocks slightly. For a $100 case, it should at least sit on the ground with all 4 rubber pieces contacting the ground.

I'm not going to send it back because it's not worth the time and trouble, but what could I stick on the bottom of one of the rubber pieces? I'm thinking use some double sided tape and a piece of felt. What would work well?

Thanks

 

[hesskia]

It is more likely that the case got bent during shipping.

 

[jitpublisher]

Why not bend the case back into shape? Or, take an exacto knife and shave off the ones that are too tall.

 

[lowlifecat]

small folded piece of paper is your friend

 

[StevieD]

Sounds warped/bent whatever you wanna call it.

Need to figure out the amount of the warp.

Push down hard on one corner and measure the gap on the opposing corner. 1/8 inch can be "adjusted" by shaving a rubber foot or two or a wedge of paper. 1/4" is getting a bit much. 1/2" is firetrucking defective and needs to be replaced.

One thing to remember is the bottom is fastened to the sidewalls. A really warpped bottom is going to make the closing the sidewall more difficult.

 

[lschmidt]

It's not that much, I'd estimate in between 1mm and 3mm. How would I bend it back into shape? The case comes with this little sheet of rubber that is supposed to go on the bottom of the plastic tray on the top of the case, but if I slide it underneath the corner that has the gap, then it pretty much fixes it and this sheet of rubber is like 1mm thick, maybe 1.5mm. I'm planning on just cutting out a circle from it and gluing it onto the rubber "foot" because the material is pretty similar.

What type of glue do I need to glue rubber to rubber?

 

[Gh0stDrag0n]

Rubber glue <LOL>
Contact cement, super glue...

 

[756TB]

I just got one a few days ago and it was bent up pretty good on the bottom from shipping, took some direct attention with a rubber mallet. It shipped to Alaska so I suppose a little extra wear and tear is expected but the packing was on the skimpy side.

Both the front and back are out of square by 3 to 5 mm. The front panel removable drive bays are not quite flush, no big deal, but the back panel is out of line enough to make extra work installing the expansion cards when screwing it into the frame. I think that it probably came off the assembly line this way.

You might want to check the back side to see if it will be square with the motherboard.

 

[lschmidt]

As far as I can tell nothing is bent or out of alignment. The rear right rubber foot is about 1.5mm off the ground on a flat surface. Enough to slightly rock, but like I said I can't find anything bent, out of square, out of alignment.

After looking, I'm not even sure in which dimension your cases are bent. The actually metal is bent, or it is "bent" meaning the panels are not align correctly? Perhaps this is an indicator that my case is not bent or misaligned.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Angle grinder time!

 

[Grimmy]

Well... run the case upside down, that way the PSU will be on top again. 😳

 

[bildo123]

I once flipped my ATV and bent my front rack real bad. You can compare it being bent to the bottom of you case. Luckily the solution I came up with is simple. There was this nice flat decent sized rock on the side of the house. I slammed the rack on the rock in such a fasion that the force would apply pressure opposite to the bends. This eventually lead to my rack being usable and level again, ok not perfect. Anyways the morale of the story is maybe try bashing your case on a big flat rock until it sits level again.

 

[nukemaster]

I once flipped my ATV and bent my front rack real bad. You can compare it being bent to the bottom of you case. Luckily the solution I came up with is simple. There was this nice flat decent sized rock on the side of the house. I slammed the rack on the rock in such a fasion that the force would apply pressure opposite to the bends. This eventually lead to my rack being usable and level again, ok not perfect. Anyways the morale of the story is maybe try bashing your case on a big flat rock until it sits level again.

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