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Test Number:	006
Name:		Ian Foxwell				 
Chassis:	NF502 chassis no. 1				

Date:		20-04-02	
Time:		14.10	
Place:		Travel lodge Gravesend		
Weather:	Dry					

Object of test:	investigate the effect stiffer damping

	



	
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Modifications:	


Changed rear damper oil from 5000 to 7000





  
  
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Results:

It would appear that drilling the hole in the damper makes the damper work more
efficiently but stops the damper from offering any support to the spring. Thus
since drilling the hole the spring feels softer, and it was already poss. to soft.

Stiffer damping helped damp out the oscillations experienced during the last 
test but didn’t cure it. It now also seems to step out slightly more violently.

Not really sure what is better? The trouble is the spring must only be slightly
stiffer. Ill work on that. At least all the 5th scale springs come as pairs so
we can try one each!

Interestingly reducing the amount of rake by screwing down the adjusting grub 
screw approx 3mm had the effect expected. The oscillations were slightly less
prone to happening due to the increased stability, but once started became much
more violent.

Still doesn’t answer anything though unfortunately.