TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF
“BLACK FREQUENCY™”

To successfully “heat cycle” competition tyres you need a special type of system, as the majority of devices can only heat the surface, hoping that by pure conduction this heat will be absorbed deeper into the tyre. The problem with this, is that if you over heat the surface you will damage its future ability – likewise if the rest of the tyre is under-heated the ability will be effected......to obtain the optimum results the tyre must be evenly heated to a pre-determined level.

Our unique IR Black Frequencytm  concept is a non-contact controlled form of heating which relies on the surface (in this case the tyre) being receptive to our form of IR. The “useful” emitted spectrum we use ranges from 0.7 - 6.0 microns with the majority of the energy being in the 2-4micron ranges. This matches perfectly with the absorption characteristics of rubber. As the tyre absorbs the IR it causes the molecules to oscillate and rotate which generates the heat.

The patented Black Frequency tm carbon strip is housed in a high quality quartz tube, which has been tested for shock and vibration frequency up to F1 standards by MIRA. Operating temperature of the strip is up to 1300oc, which because of the pure gold reflective backing directs the majority of this heat into the tyre..........

What is important to point out is that our IR is purely “heat energy” much like the heat energy you feel from an open fire or a bonfire. It is non-ionising energy unlike microwave, UV X-rays etc and therefore is safe to use. The big difference is that our emitter is a strip of carbon instead of the normal spiral of thin steel normally found in IR units
The below graph shows the heating times on a rear racing tyre, the speed helping to eliminate cold spots :-