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Thread: Anyone running a "Pinion Brake"??

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01-07-2007, 21:31

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Originally Posted by TheBuggyman

3) Pinion brakes generate an enormous amount of heat even when they are not being
used, remember, the pinion is spinning roughly 6.5 times as fast as the wheel.

I once estimated the power dissipation capacity for each of the service brake drums to be about 12,000 watts. If you try to dublicate that with a single disc, it will get very hot.

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