http://www.guden.com/cgi-bin/inframe.pl?/gas_springs/index.h
tml
I wanted it to lift easily... and float closed on its own
without slamming
so...you get to cal all this stuff
http://www.tuerschliesser.de/uk/products/uk_6/pdf/K6400W01_B
erechng.pdf
for all the calculations needed
..anyone ever consider simple torsion springs up in the
bonnet
pivot itself (like a big ol' 'merican car hinge setup)
http://www.asraymond.com/spec/catalog/idxtorspr.asp
And my own considerations based on previously seen
workings... is a 'corkscrew' from radiator to firewall with
a rod
attached from the bonnet to a nut on the 'screw'
that 'jacks' up the bonnet. Butr it would need some kind
of break-away slipper clutch to allow it to be
raised/lowered
if power dies.
Paul Tegler ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
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