Guess you could classify spring type clamps as "Poor Mans Constant Torque Clamps"
-- Kelly Troyer "Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2 "Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold
-------------- Original message from Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>: --------------
> Dale, I used them a lot on low pressure fuel hoses and small diameter > cooling hoses. Never failed and I liked them better than the screw > type clamps. > Buly > > > On Oct 7, 2007, at 11:04 PM, Dale Rogers wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > Maybe this is one of those things that isn't terribly obvious, > > but - > > having used a variety of screw type clamps - I'm wondering why > > plain old spring clamps aren't suitable for this application. I can't > > ever remember having one fail in service. (photos below) > > > > Dale R. > > COZY MkIV #0497 > > Ch.12; Ch's 13, 16, 19 & 23 in-progress
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