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I posted before and then deleted it because I didn't want to get into a big discussion about spin balancing that I have been doing since the early 80s. They do NOT always detect a bent rim. They will catch badly bent rims. If the mechanic is on top of things he will catch nearly all but still not all. I am well aware this is old tech. I went to school and am a trained auto mechanic. Of course back then HEI was the new thing and we still used carbs on almost everything. I now bubble balance since I don't have the cash for a spin balancer. I do however have a nice Hoffman rim clamp tire machine with the air operated helper arms to do low profile and run flat tires as well as those stupid 21" 22" etc fancy wheels. I have a plastic duckbill on it and it has the air operated arm so the bill is held about 1/4" off the wheel so nothing actually contacts the wheel during the changing procedure. It does anything from small tractor tires to motorcycle tires.

EDIT: Guess to put it simply none of the spin balancers I used had a flashing red light that said bent on it so you could balance almost anything if you put enough weight on it.