nowty wrote: ↑Wed Mar 05, 2025 3:03 pm
Moxi wrote: ↑Wed Mar 05, 2025 2:39 pm
was that all four springs, individually compressed by 12mm to give 150kg force
Moxi
Yes.
Feck, I miss measured the original length, they are 64mm long springs and not 67mm long, so its a 9mm compression for a 150kg force. Therefore a compression to 46mm would give the required 300kg force. I have edited my original post.
Also there are 8 springs, as I have 4 on each end.
I also tried to compress one of the springs in a vice and I got it down to 44mm which was almost full compression of the spring and it still expanded back to its original 64mm, so I know that 46mm would not be over stressing it.