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As well as packaged foods, helmets, both branded products and non-branded actually have the period expired. Some manufacturers abroad requiring helmets for its products do not use anymore (must replace) within a specified time.
However, each of different brands in determining the expired date. Eg Arai recommend replacing consumption during 5 years since it was first produced. But if the helmet has been dropped or had an accident should be shortened lifetime. Or if you have a collision at a speed of 30 mph / hr must change. Because it can cause head injury or concussion.
In plain view was still nice but the material has begun to change if there is the crunch, one example of the inner foam had started to clot. There are hardened like cottonwood seeds fell like a spice or food. In addition, endurance sterofoam to reduce collisions behind the shell (outer shell) also began to decline. Detection mode, press and use force strong enough a few times in the life sterofoam thumb. if there is pressure former and not back to normal quickly, better to buy a new helmet that has not expired.
How to check expired? manufacturers generally label the time of production, the rate of the upper inner padding. Sterofoam position on the surface of the left or right depending on each brand of helmet. In place of the listed date, month and year of production. We simply add the number 5 in the year of manufacture. If the year 2011 making it expired in 2016, with date and month the same as that listed on the label.
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