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Vibration Control Tire Balancer

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Expanded functions can be performed using vibration control tire balancer VAS 6230 in addition to the previously known balancers.

Fig 1: Vibration Control Tire Balancer (VAS 6230)
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A special characteristic of this system is testing the radial force of wheel/tire during rolling.

For this purpose, a roller presses a force of approximately 635 kg against the wheel. This simulates the tire contact force against the street surface while driving.

Tire contact forces fluctuate due to radial- and lateral run-out and differing rigidity in the tires.

The VAS 6230 detects and stores the position of the maximum measured radial force in the tires. After that, the position of smallest dimension between rim flange and disc wheel center is measured.