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The illustration above shows that artificial ice has a thin layer of water on the surface. It's created by air above the ice being warmer than the artificial ice itself. This thin layer of invisible water is what allows steel skate blades to glide, kind of like a lubricant. Because the ice is so much bigger than the skate blade, the dynamic is more like the ice trying to cool the heated blade than vice versa. The end result of this battle is a slightly thicker layer of water which gives the b...
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Hockey season just around the corner and many of you already in training camps. With 2-a-days and even full game situations, we thought you should have a good understanding of how to manage the battery life of your Thermablades.  Here are some good rules of thumb:

      ·         A fully charged set of blades have about 85 minutes of ice time.

·         Full charging take about 2 hours but 85% of the charge happens in the first ½ hour so even a quick charge will help a lot

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Many Thermablade users have asked us how to fully experience the benefits of warm steel so we wanted to share some insights on how to fully understand the performance benefits. But first a little background:

 

· Thermablades are NOT rocket packs and they will not necessarily improve your top end speed, your natural ability and fitness level are the reasons for your individual skating performance

· On freshly Zamboni’d ice where the top layer of ice is smooth, the benefits of warm st...

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You know that “crunching sound” commonly associated with strong skaters? It's actually excessive friction and grip causing them to decelerate. The advantage of warm blades is that you don’t need as deep of a hollow to maintain grip because there is more natural water or lubricant. For this reason, many Thermablade players have gradually gone to shallower hollows to take full advantage of these properties. The end result is a smoother quieter sensation and improved glide. 

 
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