Nitrogen doesn't expand and contract with temperature???
At 11:45 PM 11/17/2004, Butch Kanvick wrote: >HI, Everyone >The switchover to Nitrogen is sweeping the country, plus they offer free >Nitrogen checks. >Nitrogen molecules, do not expand when heated and they do not shrink when >the temperature changes and the tubeless liner should not leak (lose) >nitrogen as the compressed air does seep out of the tubeless liner. >The tires lose about 1 pound of air per month. That is why the tire >companies recommend that you check the air in your tires once a month and >every two weeks during the winter months. >I hope this helps. >Butch > >From: "Rogers, Ron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] radial tire static? >Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:58:58 -0500 > > >Dave: >I remember when this was a problem that seemed to surface years ago more >with fiberglass belted radial tires than with steel belted........and >also a problem with the older bias-ply tires. > >One thing I heard many years ago from one mechanic that really seemed to >understand the problem was to wait for a rainy day with 80-90% humidity >in the air, then one by one, release the air from your tires and >re-inflate them with this "wetter" ambient air from your air compressor. >If your tires didn't have any leaks then the air inside the tires would >remain highly humid and keep the static bled off. > >But, I also understand that some sports car and luxury car "tire >purists" are listening to the BS being preached from some tire dealers >which recommend inflating with a dry gas (Nitrogen) to keep the Oxygen >in atmospheric air from attacking the rubber content of the internal >tire !! Of course, they want to charge a premium price to inflate your >tires. > >Dry Nitrogen gas would tend to make for a terrible build up of static in >a rotating tire. > >Ron >WW8RR > >-----Original Message----- >From: na6df [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 4:12 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Repeater-Builder] radial tire static? > > > >Not repeater related so much, but I thought the great minds here >might know... > >One of my corporate bosses, a ham, is having his bridgestone tires >generate static while they are rolling, interfering with AM radio >reception. I know somebody used to sell a powder to put in the tires >that dissapated the static, but can't find any info on it now. It >has to do with some problem with "low rolling resistance" tires that >have low carbon content.. > >Any ideas? thanks! > >dave > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
