wheel balancer....

[Lee Martin]

where can i get one???

:o

[Lee]

Much more do a TC one , i imagine it will fit an off road wheel too, i think trinity used to do one as well

[Lee Martin]

i kno much more do one...but its like £55!!!!

[Lee]

The only thing is, one bad landing or a clip of a corner and the wheel is no longer round.

But on the up side it is purple, or blue:cool:

[tc2k]

Remember reading about one on Balakracing ages ago but hes shut down. luckily you can archive the page.

http://web.archive.org/web/20050405015343/www.balakracing.com/topflightbalancer.htm

Costs £20

[MHeadling]

you can get a prop balancer, du bro make one, have a look on some of the flight website, i got a great planes one for about £5 and made a U shaped braket to hold balancer.

[terry.sc]

You'll find it easier to look for a prop balancer, there are a lot more around and a hell of a lot cheaper.

[dave g]

yes i got one the black plastic prop balancers,works a treat.

[PaulRotheram]

pictures?

[dave g]

this one is what i use

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aircraft-Prop-Balancer_W0QQitemZ250141181880QQihZ015QQcategoryZ3 4056QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

[PaulRotheram]

ahh very interesting.. how do you 'balance' the wheels? isit the same princible as big cars and add extra weight?

[dave g]

add weight or just drill a small hole in the wheel

[tc2k]

Can the wheels being so light, really be that out of balance to make any difference?

[jim76]

would you balance it with the tyre on? i would have thought drilling a small amount of plastic out wouldn't be enough to balance the heavier tyre?

would it make a huge difference in off road anyway?

[bigred5765]

what you do is mark wear the bottom of the wheel is then spin it lightly, if its were you made the first mark add a small amount of self adhesive lead or drill a small amount of plastic out oposite that mark till u get the wheel to stop in different positions every time.yes have to do it with tyres on as its them Ur balancing really not the rims. and it makes a hell of a difference

[dave g]

depends on how far its out of balance really as to what you use to balance it.

i set the wheel with tyre on,the as carl says,see where it drops to,mark it at the bottom with a felt tip pen,just a small dot will do.

then i add a bit of plasticine/bluetack and try again,if it needs a lot adding then obviously a small hole wont balance it so you can either add a bit of thin lead tape or punch a hole in the tyre(since thats where the most weight effect takes place,but i only do offroad so not sure about onroad with holes in :) )