Malossi RS24 Manual De Instrucciones página 13

RS 24 Shock absorbers
The RS 24 is an extremely compact
shock absorber whose details have
been carefully studied to make its
use as versatile as possible. To meet
the various operating conditions a
shock absorber must cope with, the
RS 24 has been equipped with solutions
taking into consideration the different
technical aspects.
Essentially it consists in a cylinder made
of extremely resistant steel, inside which
a "baffle plate" element separates two
chambers containing: the first one (A) a
gas under pressure, the second one (B)
the oil, the piston, etc. The purpose of
the first chamber is to partially damp the
(compression and expansion) stresses
that are discharged in the second
chamber. The oil contained in the second
chamber (B) downflows from one part
of the chamber to another part of the
same chamber through holes in the
piston. Valves placed on the piston ports
regulate the oil downflow defining the
hydraulic characteristics of the braking.
The adjustment knob located in the lower
part of the shock absorber mechanically
intervenes with a rod to "control" the
oil downflows.
RS 24/10 Shock absorbers
(Fig. 4)
The fundamental characteristic of the
RS 24/10 shock absorber is the presence
of an external tank, which allows to
increase the quantity of oil, and to
obtain a lower heating of this oil in the
conditions of maximum stress due to
races, and also allows to postpone the
diaphragm in the external tank.
Principally, the external tanks allows to
adapt a third piston with the relative
(Fig. 3)
lamellar pack which controls the
braking of the stroke of the shock
absorber in compression. The braking
in compression, peculiar to the
RS 24/10, is regulated on 10 positions,
while operating on the top of the
external cylinder.
TWINS Shock absorbers
The TWINS is an extremely compact
shock absorber whose details have
been carefully studied to make its use
as versatile as possible. To meet the
various operating conditions a shock
absorber must cope with, the TWINS
has been equipped with solutions
taking into consideration the different
technical aspects.
Essentially it consists in a cylinder made
of extremely resistant steel, inside which
a "baffle plate" element separates two
chambers containing: the first one (A) a
gas under pressure, the second one (B)
the oil, the piston, etc. The purpose of
the first chamber is to partially damp the
(compression and expansion) stresses
that are discharged in the second
chamber. The oil contained in the second
chamber (B) downflows from one part
of the chamber to another part of the
same chamber through holes in the
piston. Valves placed on the piston ports
regulate the oil downflow defining the
hydraulic characteristics of the braking.
Adjustment
Spring pre-load
For RS 1 - RS 3 - RS 24 - RS 24/10
shock absorbers
The shock absorber is delivered with an
average spring pre-load; if required, the
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(Fig. 5)