[Spridgets] Bugeye bonnet supports

[Peter Caldwell]

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
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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