nitrogen
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 222
Likes: 1
From: Brenham Texas
Nitrogen
The sensors read pressure only.
Won't matter.
Don't pay too much for it.
Way over priced through tire outlets.
Talk to your local welding supply store, they can help you.
(I sell industrial gases.)
I think there could be some advantage to it.
Pure Nitrogen has larger molecules and is very dry, no moisture.
However I do not use it, even though I can get it at cost.
Too much trouble, air compressor much eaiser.
But the above comments are correct 78 % nitrogen in atmosphere.
Won't matter.
Don't pay too much for it.
Way over priced through tire outlets.
Talk to your local welding supply store, they can help you.
(I sell industrial gases.)
I think there could be some advantage to it.
Pure Nitrogen has larger molecules and is very dry, no moisture.
However I do not use it, even though I can get it at cost.
Too much trouble, air compressor much eaiser.
But the above comments are correct 78 % nitrogen in atmosphere.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,474
Likes: 4
From: Tracy CA
Because it is.
Unless the tire shop mounts the tires within a controlled atmosphere glove box, the air in the tire is whatever the atmosphere is. Adding straight nitrogen to that moist air will change the percentages, but not by a whole lot.
You'd need to cycle purge the tire about 10 times to get all the air out...but as soon as the pressure dropped below atmospheric by a significant amount, the bead would likely break.
Unless the tire shop mounts the tires within a controlled atmosphere glove box, the air in the tire is whatever the atmosphere is. Adding straight nitrogen to that moist air will change the percentages, but not by a whole lot.
You'd need to cycle purge the tire about 10 times to get all the air out...but as soon as the pressure dropped below atmospheric by a significant amount, the bead would likely break.
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