Re: Laying up my Ur Q

[malcolm white <mwhite@sni.co.uk>]

In message <347E75E1.2CC0@micron.net> James Marriott writes:

> > You obviously haven't seen the latest in quattro cover technology -
available
> > in several shades of vinyl (including transparent) and complete with
its own
> > inflation pump and dehumidifier.  The 'de luxe' version even fills
with
> > Nitrogen - although this is said to be bad for the tyres.
>
> I hope the tires on my car--exposed to 78% N2 as we speak!--don't find

> out.

As commercial aircraft use Nitrogen to inflate their tyres (at around
200psi), I can't believe it's likely to be a problem (unless they use a
radically different rubber compound).

Malcolm