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 <*> 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/
