support ring wears out faster on the metal ?

[armnerd]

Have anyone else experienced that the supporing ring or what it is called that is attached arround the rotor wears out faster with the metal powerball ?

I was opening up the metal PB to do some cleaning of it. There i saw that the supporting ring was more or less worn out. The plastic were melted away and I had to remove small strings of plastic. Also noted that the square formed bricks were circular , and that they were pressed into a convex shape.

Perhaps it is dependent on how much strength and endurance you have, I manage to run the metal at 9k-10k for long periods.

[Dennis]

Hi armnerd,

It may be the result of your increradibly long sessions, which I read about in another thread of yours... Don't know if other people use their Metal for endurance sessions of three hours straight?

Kind regards,
Dennis

[Adrena1in]

My Metal support band and washers did wear out pretty quickly at first, yes. I've replaced them and they're lasting a lot longer...perhaps because my technique is smoother...I don't know.

[armnerd]

I use a lot of force to keep it running yes. I tend to score better on the metal than on the 250 Hz powerballs. I just seem unable to get to and beyond the 14k limit of the 250-ies