What happens when you mount a disc brake to a lathe doing 500 rpm which is the equivalent to travelling at 60 km/h?
YouTube channel ‘Beyond the press’ (you might know their other channel Hydraulic Press Channel) mounted a hydraulic disc brake to the shaft on a massive lathe to see how the disc would hold up under extreme conditions. It did rather better than expected.
Them pads where gone in seconds
That was fairly pointless
That’s the point of his channels…!
No relevance to real world situation. A braking system is not expected to perform while power is still being constantly applied.
What a ridiculous test. Next time use a caliper brake that works on the cycle wheel rim!
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