At 12:23 PM 1/30/2009, David Lieb wrote:
>> Divide by 2, as you would likely have 2 supports, and 40-50
>> lbs should do. But, I'm not an engineer. And lifting will be
>> different, but that is the weight you have to support to keep it open.
>
>I have a small camper with a gas strut to facilitate opening the
>storage area. It is a "locking strut" similar to what someone
>mentioned earlier with a plastic piece that snaps into place when
>fully open. Pushing the side of said plastic piece releases it,
>allowing it to close. As such, the strut itself is NOT strong enough
>to lift the lid OR to hold it open. Nor
>do I think that I would want the struts on a Bugeye bonnet to be
>strong enough to lift it or hold it open. It would be nice to have
>as pair with the correct amount of travel (or a bit more?), but I
>would not want to
>be under the bonnet when they got tired... hence the locking function.
>David Lieb
====
Likewise I would want to have to reach under the bonnet, supporting
with my head while I undo the plastic dinguses. As it is with stock
supports, you lift up on the bonnet to release them. If the struts
would do that, fine.
Peter
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