---------------------------------------------------------- KIS-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 02/28/10: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:13 PM - Re: Gas springs for doors () ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:13:20 PM PST US From: Subject: Re: KIS-List: Gas springs for doors 2/28/2010 Hello Tim, What did you do with the steel pipe filled with nitrogen? What has this to do with the gas filled struts for holding open the KIS TR-1 doors? Please explain. Thanks. 'OC' Says: "The best investment we can make is the effort to gather and understand knowledge." =========================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "F. Tim Yoder" Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 7:24 PM Subject: Re: KIS-List: Gas springs for doors I was having to replace the original Gas springs every year or two. A fellow builder told me he recharged his. I found a piece of steel pipe and two end caps and put a Schrader valve on one end. I put some thick goo on the threads and filled it compressed air and checked it for leaks, I found some leaks and tightened the caps more, no leaks. I then filled the pipe with Nitrogen, from my brothers bottle that he uses to fill the struts on his Bonanza. It worked great! I haven't had to re fill them in the past three years. Tim N52TY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kis-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/KIS-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kis-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kis-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.