Testing Brakes

Brakes

One can use one of three brake testers to check the efficiency and status of one's vehicle braking system. They are discussed below.

3 Testers

First, one of the 3 different types is the Roller. It has a chassis and its system is roller driven. There are electric motors with a mechanical floor. The brakes are tested with safety sensors, 3 rollers, and a brake force transducer. During the test a motor arrangement and gearbox run on low speed which is operated by the roller. The maximum force applied to break is measured. The electric transducer has strained gauges which measure the individual force. The system calculates the imbalances as the brakes for measurements are taken by the computer. Just as a side note to mention, the diameter of the roller is sufficiently large which helps to reduce the effects of flexing and relaxation of the tire as this aids in keeping inaccuracies and variations to a minimum.

The second brake test is the plate brake tester which has plates to measure that are parallel. The plates move and are attached to the force transducers. The measurement is take when the car passes over the plate as it measures the braking force. The slipping forward action takes place because of the brakes and this force of the brakes can then be calculated.

The third brake tester is the least complicated one as it is the most basic of the testers discussed. And, this test can be done rather quickly. There are deceleromenters that are simply hand held devices that act as an acclerorometer which calculates the efficiency of the brakes when decelerating.