---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 11/24/15: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 10:14 AM - Just A Few Days Left... (Matt Dralle) 1. 02:02 PM - Heavy Duty Gas Struts (Patrick Pulis) 2. 04:26 PM - Re: Heavy Duty Gas Struts (Carl Froehlich) 3. 06:53 PM - Re: Heavy Duty Gas Struts (Bruce Hoppe) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 10:14:27 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: RV10-List: Just A Few Days Left... Dear Listers, There are just a few days left for this year's List Fund Raiser. If you've been putting off making a Contribution until the last minute, well, this is it! The last minute, that is... :-) There are some GREAT new gift selections to choose from this year. I personally want at least three of them! There's probably something you can't live without too! 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Should I just use the standard Vans gas struts until they fail completely or install the heavier duty gas struts? The heavier duty Vans gas struts retail for US$131.00, however is there an alternative source for the heavier duty gas struts at a reduced cost please? Kind regards to all, progress at last with the fibreglass, woo hoo. Warm regards Patrick ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:26:22 PM PST US From: "Carl Froehlich" Subject: RE: RV10-List: Heavy Duty Gas Struts I have the stock struts and they have worked just fine for over three year now with no signs of deterioration. I have the cam latch as well, but the rest of the door is stock. Carl -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Pulis Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 4:26 PM Subject: RV10-List: Heavy Duty Gas Struts --> I installed my gas struts last night and the doors hold open just fine, however they slowly descend if you let go from midway open, and that's before any upholstery is installed. I have the center cam latch, flush door handle and keyed lock fitted, so there's some additional weight beyond the standard Vans installation. Should I just use the standard Vans gas struts until they fail completely or install the heavier duty gas struts? The heavier duty Vans gas struts retail for US$131.00, however is there an alternative source for the heavier duty gas struts at a reduced cost please? Kind regards to all, progress at last with the fibreglass, woo hoo. Warm regards Patrick ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:53:52 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Heavy Duty Gas Struts From: Bruce Hoppe I managed to break the plastic clevis on one of the Vans supplied gas struts . The stroke of the standard gas struts is too long, at least for my plane m aking them very difficult to install without unbolting the doors. I bought two replacements from Bansbach.com in Florida with machined aluminu m clevises, a shorter stroke and 580 newtons force or 130 lbs force, which i s only 5 lbs lower than Vans heavy duty struts. They are much easier to ins tall because the stroke matched my open door pin-to-pin gap and a little hig her force than Vans standard. Plus, the aluminum clevises seem more "aircra ft-like". Here is what I bought: - A1 M8 Hinge Eye End Fitting on one end - A2 M8 Hinge Eye End Fitting on other end - B0N0F50-100-247/XXXN Gas Spring 4"(100mm) Stroke 10"(247mm) Extended Lengt h with 580 newton force Total Cost, including both end fittings was less than $40 each Bruce Hoppe Sent from my iPad > On Nov 24, 2015, at 7:22 PM, Carl Froehlich w rote: > net> > > I have the stock struts and they have worked just fine for over three year > now with no signs of deterioration. I have the cam latch as well, but the > rest of the door is stock. > > Carl > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Pulis > Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 4:26 PM > To: rv10-list@matronics.com > Subject: RV10-List: Heavy Duty Gas Struts > > --> > > I installed my gas struts last night and the doors hold open just fine, > however they slowly descend if you let go from midway open, and that's > before any upholstery is installed. > > I have the center cam latch, flush door handle and keyed lock fitted, so > there's some additional weight beyond the standard Vans installation. > > Should I just use the standard Vans gas struts until they fail completely o r > install the heavier duty gas struts? > > The heavier duty Vans gas struts retail for US$131.00, however is there an > alternative source for the heavier duty gas struts at a reduced cost pleas e? > > Kind regards to all, progress at last with the fibreglass, woo hoo. > > Warm regards > > Patrick > > > > > ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-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/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-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.