Gas struts

[FAB68]

i want to add gas struts to my 3 bow soft floor just dont know how many nm it should be i know the trailer lid on are 1100nm and you go down as low as 150 for a small tool box lid. i have look at some of the camper shops but there isnt a lable on them saying how strong.
mike

[WomblingFree]

Hi Mike
Add struts to do what?

[FAB68]

to aid in the opening of the tent

[WomblingFree]

Well thats impossible to say without knowledge of your camper setup and exactly what/how you wish to achieve this.
Have you done a google search?
A quick search produced these at the top of the list -
http://caravansplus.com.au/catalog/help-struts.php
http://www.strutspecialists.com.au/pdf/ ... ection.pdf
http://www.gasstrutengineering.co.uk/in ... plications

To save a lot of complex math, ask the manufacturer what the tent weighs.

[FAB68]

they all do them now I would put a picture but to lazy to the whole photobucket thing. They are only an assist the same as the bed base on of the guys here did it with an electric actuator it doesnt need to be that fancy for me.

[Prime]

If you divide the nM rating by 10 you'll get a pretty close figure in kilograms of lifting capacity. 1100nM is approximately 110kg.

Then you need to work out how much what you're lifting/moving weighs given the mechanical disadvantage that you get when you position the gas struts closer to the hinging point than the centre of gravity of the load you are lifting ...

It sounds all a bit technical but the maths isn't really that hard ... I found getting the geometry right of where to locate the ends of the struts more difficult! (and I'm a draftsman!)