Talk:ABEC scale

Hi, is 9 indeed the highest class on the ABEC scale? I can't find such an information on the Websites listed as References and I know that there are shops which sells so called ABEC11 bearings. Also the german wikipedia mentions the ABEC class 11 http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABEC -- Wall unit 09:57, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I think ABEC 11 is a Brand name they use to trick ppl into buying --Critical - USA!!!! CA

I bought a set of "ABEC 11" bearings, lately. And had to note, that they were just ABEC 9 bearings. I heard from similar issues on the usenet. But in any case "ABEC 11" isn't a brand name. It pretends to be a standard, but it seems to be a standard which doesn't exists or which exists only in theory. -- Wall unit 06:13, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi I've been selling ball and roller bearings for almost 10 years now and I can tell you that there is indeed no such thing as a ball bearing with ABEC 11 tolerances. ABEC 9 is the highest the scale goes. In order to conform to certain ABEC tolerances a bearing mus meet certain requirements for inner and outer ring tolerances compared to the standard (measured in hundredths or thousandths of an inch) and radial runout. If someone tries to sell you an ABEC 11 bearing ask them what it means. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.187.5.118 (talk) 19:09, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

I believe the confusion lies in the fact that there is a skateboard wheel co. called ABEC 11. This is a high end wheel company that many professionals refer to as the best. They may have exceeded the rating as a way for a clever name but that is speculation.74.244.39.174 (talk) 02:17, 28 April 2008 (UTC)