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Since conventional wire heaters have a small heating area, the air pressure could not be increased without strongly heating the wire. The tire temperature must be raised more than necessary in order to raise the air pressure as in running conditions. This was common sense in using conventional wire heaters.
However, this is not the good way to prepare tires for race. Most of tirewarmers control temperature by thermostat. The power turn off
when tire temperature reached the set temperature. However, since the tires
are heated by heat conduction from the tirewarmer, it takes time for the
actual tire temperature to rise. In other words, wire temperature continue
to rise more and more until the actual tire temperature reched at set temperature
You find the best suspension settings while riding in practice session. The tire temperature and air pressure at that time should be the best tire conditions.
GET HOT tirewarmers heat up evenly throughout, making it possible to prepare
for the best tire temperature and air pressure before race as in running
condition with under 212℉ not to break tires.
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This is the tire heated and broken by wire heater . Logically saying, wire
heater heat only the place where directly contact to the tire, and need
to wait for heat transfering to entire the tire. You may think it has thermostat
inside, and will control the temperature. If it is correct, It does not
burn tire as in the picture. Maybe you think this tire warmer is broken.
No,,, It is not broken. Thermostat measure actual tire temperature. Heating
wire heats higher and higher until tire temperature rise up to 194℉. Actual
wire temperature would be more than 248℉. As a result, tires would be broken
before race by using tirewarmers which was supposed to make tires to be
good for race.
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The tirewarmer is burnt and the heating wire is exposed. If the heating
wire is properly temperature controlled by a thermostat, this will not
happen.
The thermostat does not sense the temperature of the heeating wire, but
the temperature of the tire, so it is proof that the temperature of the
hot wire has risen excessively and burned the fabric |
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There are cases where heat is generated from the rim, but since the heating
area is small, the temperature of the wire must be raised to a temperature
as much as breaking the tire, so it is necessary to heat it from the rim..
On the other hand, GET HOT heats the entire surface, so the heating area
and heating speed are different. It is possible to increase the internal
pressure without applying heat from the rim. |
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