X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:31:18 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from asuka.jurai.org ([66.103.244.3] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.9) with ESMTPS id 2106691 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:37:46 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.103.244.3; envelope-from=lorn@dynacomm.ws Received: from [69.209.136.22] (helo=[192.168.0.64]) by asuka.jurai.org with esmtpa (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1Hzd91-0004Lb-HN for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:37:07 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed X-Original-Message-Id: <70C45A2E-0269-4295-B865-3F03A9900949@dynacomm.ws> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Lorn H Olsen Subject: Re: Replacement Spring X-Original-Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:37:06 -0400 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - asuka.jurai.org X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - dynacomm.ws X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Craig, A spring's rate is also dependent upon the type and strength of the material that the spring is make of. The easiest way to determine this is by meassuring non only the items that you mention below but also how much force it takes to compress or expand the spring 1". I have searched the archives for the original message and can't find it. I have many springs on my LNC2. In the last 10 messages, no-one mentioned which spring it is on which airplane. Well, which spring it is on which airplane? > From: "Craig Berland" > > Bill Hogarty, a spring rate is pretty much determined by the spring > free length, coil diameter, the wire diameter and the number of > coils. The modulus for most springs of this type is constant. Get > this info from Lancair and look in McMaster Carr or a Lee Spring > catalog. They will give you the rate info. > . > . -- Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp. 248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws LNC2, FB90/92, O-320-D1F, 1,300 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan