Cheap Tire Balancer 680 Machine Unboxing, Test, and Review 

Great tip

Bwah ha ha ha....are you "flummuxed"...yes..it's pidgeon Chinese. I rewrote part of mine.

Ah that's smart! And a lesson better learned not through experience haha. I'll have to see if there's enough room to turn it - I was a little disappointed it didn't come with a cover.

I think the cover is an option. Thanks for the video.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FfWX8vG-0pQ.html This covers some helpful tips, and shows machine calibration towards the end.

It's not idea, you should do it weekly.

@@jdisdetermined Can you calibrate Manual HF Balancer or it is only for more precise balancers?

Hi there! Did you ever find out how to change the setting?

That's true, but the red gets lined up with the balance mark on the wheel, not the valve stem. And I wasn't able to find the balance mark on the wheel as not all wheels have them added by the manufacturer.

@@TimNummy The valve hole is drilled at the low spot after an Aluminum wheel is machined. Red dot always goes at valve on aluminum. Ford and Dodge steel "may" have white paint mark at low spot inside wheel, red dot goes there. No white dot on steel, yellow goes to valve.

It snaps onto the big end of the plastic "cup" that holds the wheel in place! I asked an ex-tire tech!

Being a cheap China machine I would do it just to preserve the motor...

Where the weights are applied.

I'll try to get that for you soon!

I don't know if you have to or not! That said I didn't and balanced a bunch of tires so far and they all ride great

the wheel weight that came in the box is for calibration

@@GRSUSANyou are absolutely right. It will work ok, but not great without calibration. Why go to all this trouble and not bother?

You're right - I left it on the pallet to make it easier to move if I decided to put it somewhere else, but I need to get the pallet out from under it.

To use Alu2, press the Alu button on the right side until all lights are off (default mode), then input the three numbers in first, then choose Alu2 mode

Mine does that as well, best I can guess is that it is supposed to do that…🤷‍♂️

I assumed it came calibrated. I'm not sure if a way to calibrate it.

Has anyone written a set of instructions for this machine in English? Everything I have is in pigeon English (faux English = "sort of Chinese". I need to calibrate my wheel balance..yes the 100 gram weight included for calibrate amounts to 3.5 ounces. Please help.....anyone please.

This is for the Eagle EB-1040/ EB-1070, but should work with the SBM680. Only calibrate the balancer if there are problems balancing tires (such as chasing weight, etc.) Be careful to follow each step precisely, correctly and accurately. A balanced tire is preferable, but not necessary; so long as there is no physical damage to the rim. Do not use a tire with a bent or damaged rim. Do not attempt to calibrate the balancer with a rim only. You must use a complete tire and rim assembly. 1- Turn the unit on. Mount a medium size (14″ - 15″) tire on the shaft, and enter the three (3) parameters (Distance, Width and Diameter). 2- Press F+C button. Display will show [CAL][CAL]. Hold the D and C buttons until the indicators stop blinking, then release the buttons. 3- Press the START button. The tire will spin. After it stops, the display will read: [Add][100]. Attach a 3.5oz. (100g) weight on the outside of the wheel rim. 4-Press the START button. The tire will spin. After it stops, the display will read: [Add][100]. Attach a 3.5oz. (100g) weight on the inside of the wheel rim. 5- Press the START button, again. The tire will spin a final time. After it stops, the display will read: [End][Cal]. 6- The self-calibration is complete. Turn the machine off, then on again to ensure the data is stored properly. This the most important step. (Self-Calibration values are stored in memory and maintained when the machine is turned off, with storage lasting about 10 years. However Self-Cal may be performed whenever values are in doubt.)

From other videos I've seen, that weight he finds in the beginning is used for calibrating the machine. Seems it only needs to be done if you feel it's not working correctly.

You’re supposed to calibrate it and do a first time setup of the machine as soon as you receive it. Hopefully they did that before filming this video. Or maybe it had relatively good calibration right out of the box.

You're right on the conversion... it was the worst of the 4 but I don't know that it was excessive. It'd be interesting to see how that one balances when the it needs the next tire.

All of the others only needed .5oz in a single spot. I'd attribute this one to an odd tire, not the wheel.

been in the business for 7 years 1.75 oz is a pretty average factory off balance

Yeah, you buy a quality used balancer from me. Less than $1200 and a sh*t load better machine. Plus when you're done with the machine...you can resell it. That chinese machine will be worth zero real soon and the owner will not be able to find a buyer.

Ebay

Depends on how you have the machine set. But typically as close to the edge as reasonable

Amazon! And there a link in the description

Haha, it will work on any nationality tire but the tariffs are higher.

Most tires have a balance dot (yellow) on the sidewall. The tire gets mounted with that mark lined up with the valve stem on the wheel. A red dot, is supposed to go at the high spot of the wheel. Whatever the hell that means! LOL

@@maximusmax4557 Thank you. I also never could understand the meaning of that red dot and go w/yellow only in the manner described above in your note.

That's what the directions say :)

It should, yes

You have to get the motorcycle tire adapter

As far as i know, no, this model is oz and inch by default

I picked one up in Toronto for $1100 cad, they recommend spinning the wheel to take the l load off the motor, it's easier on the motor and less inrush from a 15a circuit since these are usually residential units

Yeah, I did that because I'm not totally decided on where I'm going to leave it... once I decide on a permanent location, I'll remove the pallet.

craftsman10mm I am having the same problem, as is a buddy of mine. The machine has you putting weights all over the place. You ever figure anything out?

did you guys figure out how to Cal this thing?

why would you think that you can buy a piece of garbage and have it work correctly? you think it's cheap just because they don't pay the workers? the chinese cut corners on design, the components, the assembly, quality control doesn't exist. do you know why? because there are no boats going back to China with a bunch of returns. The crap is so cheap that there is no benefit to shipping it back. Instead that POS is sold on the store return market or re-sold to some unsuspecting soul who thinks they are getting a 'new' machine when even the first buyer was buying a piece of garbage. You'll never learn. keep looking for something for nothing....

@rebelrider8312 I just bought one of these, and I have yet to do anything with it, but I have read you have to make sure the thing is absolutely level and it helps tremendously to bolt it to the floor. I think I'm going to use fender washers to level mine, and then use Tapcon screws to screw it to my concrete floor!

@kevinatspeed Tell us how you REALLY feel about it! 😁

It has vibration sensors that detect an unbalance condition. It has an encoder/resolver for the wheel position so that it knows where the unbalance comes from. It's all math from there.

That's what's been keeping me so busy lately... Got a new shop :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZBnSV-ltQgA.html

i absolutely hate youtubes new algorithm, i have the bell activated on your channel and it still didnt show me that video

They have 2 fuses under the top cover..I used a contenuity setting on the multimeter

They are on my Evo 9! Maxxis RC-1's 255/40/17. /shamelessplug

Clean the rim better. Clean it with something that leaves no wax or oil residue.

I first clean the area with lacquer thinner to remove all oils, and then cover the weights with aluminum tape. Never come off.

It needs an additional adapter $100-250 Amazon

hamench

Just doing a static balance on the rim and lining up the dot on the tire with the heaviest point on the rim works really well. The shortcut is to assume the valve stem is the heaviest part, but that's never been true on any wheel I've done. Since tires are never perfectly balanced, balancing the wheel alone wouldn't get you very far.

Yeah.. I noticed I mis-spoke when editing... oh well.

It works fantastic and has already paid for itself....

@@TimNummy Ok man thats great , im an ASE MASTER TECH, i also have a electronic wheel balance it just a step above the one u have and it works great, However if i was to buy a new one i would upgrade, but for starters cheap is the best way to go! so your on the right track!

Well... I went here: www.tirerack.com/content/tirerack/desktop/en/deliver_installation.html typed in my zip code, and picked the first one on the list. It says they charge $35 per tire... so $140 + tax and such to have 4 tires mounted and balanced... for the sake of easy math, call it $1400 for the cost of the machines.. The pay back period is 10 tire changes... if I have 5 cars on the road, I only need to go through 2 sets of tires each to make it worth it. Not to mention the car trailer with 4 tires, my motorcycle, or the favors I can do for friends and family and any unexpected flats.... And that's not even considering the fact that getting tires changed at a shop is almost always a half-day affair, if not a full/multi day process (and in my experience, they almost always end up scratched or missing valve stem caps or whatever which is incredibly frustrating)... so if you factor in either having to take time off work or take an uber/taxi back and forth (or inconvenience friends) and such then payback is even faster. With already having done two sets of tires so far, I'd be surprised if I'm not saving money within a year. All that said, is it really that unreasonable? Especially if I have the space for them next to a lift to make the whole job really quick and easy?

Ah Ok, Oh man thats expensiv... ! We pay around 12 to 32 € wich is about 14 to 37 $ for a hole set of tires... Or we get it even free with an inspection...

Yeah that's pretty cheap... Walmart used to mount them for a couple bucks each but not anymore. And you definitely get what you pay for - unless they are junk wheels, most places don't seem to exercise enough care to make it worth it for me.

TimNummy I don't know we have a balancer in almost evry shop even the small ones...So it isnt a big deal to find a good and cheap one... : )

@@derwissenskiosk8041 Any kind of service has gotten absurdly expensive in the US. Even small shops are charging $100/hr or more for service. Last time I had a tire store mount and balance tires, it was $90US. It would have been more, but I asked them not to include warranties, not change valve stems, and all the other crap they "upsell" to you. Ten minutes of work for $90. Like I said, it was the "Last time" I paid someone else to scratch my wheels.

the box is worth more than the contents. and you'll figure that out 3 weeks later when the POS machine fails.

Kevin Johnson Dude, shut up. People buy what they can afford. I know someone with one of these machines that’s been flawless for a few years now.