Gas struts
Hi everybody! This is my first time on a forum , the wife and i have overhaulin and customizing an Old travel trailer we installed a 48" by 70" door in the back for our outdoor kitchen. My problem ...
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I have designed a bunch of fixtures at work that had gas struts to hold doors and covers open.
There are basically three important specs:
1) Strut travel (difference between fully open and fully closed)
2) Strut pressure
3) Distance the strut is mounted from the pivot point (hinge). The closer to the pivot point the higher pressure strut you need (the "leverage" principle).
Mounting the ball mount plate close to the pivot point is advantageous in that the strut is out of the way when the door is open. This is how minivan and SUV struts are usually designed.
The further the strut mount is from the pivot point, the longer the travel needed (assuming the other end stays in one spot), but the lower the pressure needed. As you can see, the three specs mentioned above all affect each other.
If you install struts and find that the door either is too hard to shut or doesn't stay open, you may be able to fix that by moving the ball mount plate location on the door further or closer to the pivot point (assuming the strut has enough travel).
Steve
There are basically three important specs:
1) Strut travel (difference between fully open and fully closed)
2) Strut pressure
3) Distance the strut is mounted from the pivot point (hinge). The closer to the pivot point the higher pressure strut you need (the "leverage" principle).
Mounting the ball mount plate close to the pivot point is advantageous in that the strut is out of the way when the door is open. This is how minivan and SUV struts are usually designed.
The further the strut mount is from the pivot point, the longer the travel needed (assuming the other end stays in one spot), but the lower the pressure needed. As you can see, the three specs mentioned above all affect each other.
If you install struts and find that the door either is too hard to shut or doesn't stay open, you may be able to fix that by moving the ball mount plate location on the door further or closer to the pivot point (assuming the strut has enough travel).
Steve
