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| Subject: | Re: Unorthodox Tire Balancing |
I got some at a motorcycle shop. $20 per 2 wheels.
From: owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of GARY
BARNETT
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 8:26 PM
Subject: RE: Lightning-List: Re: Unorthodox Tire Balancing
Gary
Where do you buy the beads? I assume they are small enough to fit
through the valve stem. Thanks for the idea. Gary B.
gbsss@bendbroadband.com
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From: winky53@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Lightning-List: Re: Unorthodox Tire Balancing
Lightning All, I have used ceramic beads to balance a tires. I was
told about these the last time I put new tires on my motorcycle. I run
a KUMO run flat care tire on the rear of my Honda Goldwing with 3
ounces of beads and 2 ounces of beads in the front and the ride is
great. No matter what speed I am traveling the beads will move within
the tire to balance it.
I decided to added 1 ounce of ceramic beads inside each tube on my
rear Lightning tires and have found they run great. With the cost of
tires I run retreads, and they balance perfect no matter what speed I
appy to them. Ceramic beads are used on 18 wheelers and car tires for
a long time. As a tire wears, the balance changes and with stick on
weights or rim weights the lead never moves and tires will get out of
balance after some mileage. The ceramic beads always are moving and
can be reused. Just some other food for thought.
Gary
Lightning N428GW
> Subject: Lightning-List: Re: Unorthodox Tire Balancing
> From: bill@gdsx.com
> Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:25:43 -0700
> To: lightning-list@matronics.com
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>
> Two points:
>
> First, this idea came from an old R/C prop balancer I had. It was
like the magnetic balancer, but was just a shaft, two tapered cones,
and the shaft had pointed ends. You just held it very lightly between
your fingers. When I saw the magnetic balancer, I adapted that $3
balancer to a magnetic version with some old hard drive magnets and a
2X4. Worked perfectly.
>
> This version obviously requires much larger magnets. :) Same idea
though. As to prop balancing, no need to bother with a static balance.
I have a dnya-vibe and hook that up and run the wires through the
heater butterfly box into the cabin so I can take readings at cruise
speed and then balance for that specific RPM. When I get it just
right, you can tell the increase in vibration on either side of 2850.
At that specific RPM it's like glass.
>
> I posted another video with some more detail if anyone wants to
recreate my balancer setup. http://youtu.be/53mUcjocNUQ
>
> If you're near DFW, drop by F69 if you want to borrow it.
>
>
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=397150#397150
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| Subject: | Re: Unorthodox Tire Balancing |
You say you know of trucks and motorcycles using these beads. I don't
believe semis or bikes have used tires with tubes for around 30 years.
Of course we all use these thin walled "tubes" in our aircraft. Being a
safety type guy, if I were to install moving items in my tubes, I would
do some homework.It would suck making a landing after air left my tube
while in flight. My 2 --
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From: jim kulbeth
To: lightning-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 9:39 PM
Subject: RE: Lightning-List: Re: Unorthodox Tire Balancing
I got some at a motorcycle shop. $20 per 2 wheels.
From: owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of GARY
BARNETT
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 8:26 PM
To: lightning-list@matronics.com
Subject: RE: Lightning-List: Re: Unorthodox Tire Balancing
Gary
Where do you buy the beads? I assume they are small enough to fit
through the valve stem. Thanks for the idea. Gary B.
gbsss@bendbroadband.com
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From: winky53@hotmail.com
To: lightning-list@matronics.com
Subject: RE: Lightning-List: Re: Unorthodox Tire Balancing
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:53:39 +0000
Lightning All, I have used ceramic beads to balance a tires. I was
told about these the last time I put new tires on my motorcycle. I run a
KUMO run flat care tire on the rear of my Honda Goldwing with 3 ounces
of beads and 2 ounces of beads in the front and the ride is great. No
matter what speed I am traveling the beads will move within the tire to
balance it.
I decided to added 1 ounce of ceramic beads inside each tube on my
rear Lightning tires and have found they run great. With the cost of
tires I run retreads, and they balance perfect no matter what speed I
appy to them. Ceramic beads are used on 18 wheelers and car tires for a
long time. As a tire wears, the balance changes and with stick on
weights or rim weights the lead never moves and tires will get out of
balance after some mileage. The ceramic beads always are moving and can
be reused. Just some other food for thought.
Gary
Lightning N428GW
> Subject: Lightning-List: Re: Unorthodox Tire Balancing
> From: bill@gdsx.com
> Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:25:43 -0700
> To: lightning-list@matronics.com
>
>
> Two points:
>
> First, this idea came from an old R/C prop balancer I had. It was
like the magnetic balancer, but was just a shaft, two tapered cones, and
the shaft had pointed ends. You just held it very lightly between your
fingers. When I saw the magnetic balancer, I adapted that $3 balancer to
a magnetic version with some old hard drive magnets and a 2X4. Worked
perfectly.
>
> This version obviously requires much larger magnets. :) Same idea
though. As to prop balancing, no need to bother with a static balance. I
have a dnya-vibe and hook that up and run the wires through the heater
butterfly box into the cabin so I can take readings at cruise speed and
then balance for that specific RPM. When I get it just right, you can
tell the increase in vibration on either side of 2850. At that specific
RPM it's like glass.
>
> I posted another video with some more detail if anyone wants to
recreate my balancer setup. http://youtu.be/53mUcjocNUQ
>
> If you're near DFW, drop by F69 if you want to borrow it.
>
>
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=397150#397150
>
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