Just watched this clip ( on Quest -Freeview Channel 38) on a "new" design of disk brake.
The clip had an English voice over.
Looked an interesting design but
" Sadly, Newtech went offline in 2009 and its investors lost trace of their money. The case is under investigation by the financial authorities. The product will probably never be marketed. I always wondered if the claimed benefits were real (lighter; higher braking power) or simply a pretext for engineers to play with fancy toys all day long."
I assume it was not up to spec or were there vested interests that killed it ?
Lots of other "How its made" clips if you are interested in this sort of prog.
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Braking is pretty much limited to the friction between the tyre and the road, at least for a one off emergency event. Better brakes may be good for racers that need to dissipate the heat. That's why a Discovery has the same braking distance as a hot hatch.
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Is it this Newtech Brake Corp.?
tinyurl.com/75koedh
You can't apply more braking torque to a wheel than is needed to lock the wheel, and any modern disc brake should be capable of doing that.
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Long time no see L'es! Keeping well? Focus still running perfectly?
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>> Keeping well?
I mustn't grumble. There are lots of people in worse condition than I am.
>> Focus still running perfectly?
More perfectly than I am!
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Welcome back, L'es. Always good when the saloon doors burst open to reveal an old friend silhouetted against the fierce midday sun.
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New Tech brakes. - Dave
