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Old 30 September 2004, 08:09 PM
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Default Balance weights on the discs ??
Has anyone seen one of these on there discs ?
I have some godspeed discs and on one of the vents there was this clip thingy..
I think it may be a balance weight\clip??
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Old 30 September 2004, 08:21 PM
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Seen similar on some AP racing discs, clipped over the metal bit between one vent and another.
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Old 30 September 2004, 08:43 PM
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Discs are often balanced by machining some metal away between the webs in the venting (on the heavy side of course!)
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yes fits in between webbing looks like a weight of some sort
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Discs are often balanced by machining some metal away between the webs in the venting (on the heavy side of course!)
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Old 02 October 2004, 02:52 PM
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Yes, mine have some too. There there for a reason so I just left them there - ain't broke, don't fix
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yes they are weights , leave them there
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