REFLECTOR: Brake heating question

[Scott Derrick]

My question would be, what kind of heating are people talking about?

1.)  Heat build up inside wheel pants?

2.) Radiant heat from the disk transferring  through the air  onto the
exposed gear leg?

3.) Heat transfered from the disk, to the axle and then through the axle
into the gear leg?

1 & 2 seem to be the most likely and require different solutions.

I'm having a hard time seeing how #3 really happens.   Seems like that
amount of heat would really fry the bearings also.

Scott

David Ullman wrote:
> I frequently read on this site about brake heating problems.  Is this just
> with the larger craft?  I have an SE. Should I be installing a heat shield
> while I am building it?
>
> David G. Ullman 
> Robust Decisions
> ullman at robustdecisions.com
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