Paint on impeller blade

[JasonCzerak]

STUPID QUESTION..... I know paint on an impeller blade is for a visual queue to ensure it's spinning or not.

But it's also not to help balance the wheel is it?

I managed to swipe a good amount of that paint off. don't ask how I got cleaning stuff on that one side of the cloth, but I was trying to get my dirty finger prints off the impeller (checking for play after the first 300 miles) so I can have a visual to ensure my air cleaner was working...

 

[joefarmer]

Paint is normally for tach pickup when on the balancer AFAIK.

 

[JasonCzerak]

Paint is normally for tach pickup when on the balancer AFAIK.

So, the paint can contribute to the balancing of the wheel as far as weight?..... argh. I hope this didn't screw crap up with 5 days before dyno day.

 

[Scooter's Roofing]

not going to effect anything

 

[TMONEYDIESEL]

So, the paint can contribute to the balancing of the wheel as far as weight?..... argh. I hope this didn't screw crap up with 5 days before dyno day.

No, just used as a pickup like Brandon mentioned.

 

[JasonCzerak]

Well, knowing these things spin awfully fast, I wasn't sure if the tiny bit of weight the paint makes would offset anything and result in a spectacular ending..

 

[MotoCraneGuy17]

Kinda like when Mythbusters busted the postage stamp myth on a helicopter's rotor blade huh? Lol..you're not the only one that's thought like that!

 

[shortbusdriver]

I hope this didn't screw crap up with 5 days before dyno day.

Ill be there, hopefully will be a good time.

 

[RonA]

I took the paint of the wheel on one of my 64mm chargers and it threw the balance off so bad the shaft broke and i had turbo pieces every where. And that was just with me spinning it by hand. Of course I have multple thumbs on each hand and can spin the wheels very fast.

 

[JasonCzerak]

Kinda like when Mythbusters busted the postage stamp myth on a helicopter's rotor blade huh? Lol..you're not the only one that's thought like that!

yeah, kinda like that.. but I don't think a helicopter's rotating that fast and the parts are a little stronger

 

[JasonCzerak]

I took the paint of the wheel on one of my 64mm chargers and it threw the balance off so bad the shaft broke and i had turbo pieces every where. And that was just with me spinning it by hand. Of course I have multple thumbs on each hand and can spin the wheels very fast.

Ron...

ha!.