Wheel balancers, Teco vs Snap on

[ElliottG]

Hi guys

I have a Teco 60 wheel balancer that I picked up a couple years ago. It's in good condition, has an automatic wheel spin (like most machines you see at tire shops), all the cones, etc.

I just came into a deal yesterday for a tire machine, which also came with a Snap On EEWB331A wheel balancer. After cleaning it up, it is also in good shape, has all the cones, etc. This one is a manual spin machine (no motor inside).

Obviously the Snap on without a motor is a much simpler design, and less likely to break, and in my head, might also be easier to get parts for the Snap on than the Teco, since I don't think the Teco is that popular this side of the pond (could be wrong).

What are your guys' thoughts? I'm torn between both because the Teco has been a good machine to me. The Snap on is definitely easier to use, the user interface is easier than the Teco's.

I'm only going to be keeping 1.

 

[Sugarkryptonite]

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[djbmw]

It all comes down to personal preference really. I imagine you're not doing a crazy high volume of wheels so both machines will see minimal use vs a tire shop.
Your Teco is similar to my RAV G120. I did a brief repair video if you're curious how to fix them

 

[Sugarkryptonite]

It all comes down to personal preference really. I imagine you're not doing a crazy high volume of wheels so both machines will see minimal use vs a tire shop.
Your Teco is similar to my RAV G120. I did a brief repair video if you're curious how to fix them

Thanks for your vid, that is helpful.

You’re right it’s just for home use, nothing crazy. I like that the snap on is much simpler with less things to break, but the motor on the Teco is nice.

I get the feeling that the snap on would be easier to find parts for (electronics wise) vs the Teco, which is very difficult.

 

[Sugarkryptonite]

It all comes down to personal preference really. I imagine you're not doing a crazy high volume of wheels so both machines will see minimal use vs a tire shop.
Your Teco is similar to my RAV G120. I did a brief repair video if you're curious how to fix them

Hi djbmw,

It's me, the creator of this thread in case you were wondering. Changed my username.

I ended up removing the top cover of my Teco balancer tonight and took some pictures just for your reference and anyone else curious or that needs them in the future. The machine is working fine still.

Doesn't look like these boards are easily replaceable (hard to find), but I guess like you showed in your video the parts are pretty simple (although the control board more complex)

 

[djbmw]

Hi djbmw,

It's me, the creator of this thread in case you were wondering. Changed my username.

I ended up removing the top cover of my Teco balancer tonight and took some pictures just for your reference and anyone else curious or that needs them in the future. The machine is working fine still.

Doesn't look like these boards are easily replaceable (hard to find), but I guess like you showed in your video the parts are pretty simple (although the control board more complex)

Nice clean setup!
Thanks for the pictures. The manufacturer did a good job labelling the components on the board, making it easier for repair. Also, i love machines that were made prior to smd components being used as those are much trickier to replace. The good ol' resistors, transistors, etc that you can see with the bare eye and solder with and iron are much simpler than using a microscope, tweezers, and a hot air station!

Having said that, your card for the motor is more "old school" and the card for the screen/interface does have SMD's... but.. they are like 1206's in terms of size.. which isnt as bad as 603's that I've changes out in audio amplifiers before