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Learned something new, tire temperatures |
Randal |
Nov 21 2003, 05:57 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
I bought one of those infrared heat-measuring guns and thought I was really pretty cool out there measuring the temperature (inside, middle, outside) on my tires, only to discover from Tony that the infrared guns are not the way to go. It was also fun at Buttonwillow to measure the blacktop temperature (140).
Now, in order to get a more accurate temperature reading, I have to get one of those probe-measuring devices. Which unit has worked for you and where do you find them? |
nealnorlack |
Nov 26 2003, 02:36 AM
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Hi,
I just recently attended a tech session at Tech Art in LA and there was a rep from Michelin there. He recommmended the probe type. He said when the car comes in the heat starts to "wick away" from the tire immediately and you can't get an accurate reading with the infra red type. I don't know much about tire temps myself but it seems infra red would work ok if you just wanted a camparison temp. I was interested to learn that he also recommended an analog tire gauge rather than a digital gauge. I thought the digital would be more accurate. It was a good tech session. There was a guy there from Brembo who was very knowlegable and I learned alot. I can't afford any of the stuff they had there but I learned alot just the same. Cheers, Elliot |
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