On the subject of gas struts.
Please pay attention to the lift capacity of off the shelf struts. Some are
overly
charged for heavy items and soon folks have found the studs have broken out
of the fiberglass. So reinforcing had to be done.
Of course too light and the door won't stay up.
If your doors are really heavy. A higher strut pressure is necessary, but don't
forget to reinforce the studs.
I have had a strut company build a set of struts and locking sockets for me that
are acceptable for those with heavy doors from thicker glass as on the XS with
those neat clear plexiglass doors , door handles, pins to hold the door in,
custom really nice but heavy door knobs, and lots and lots of filler. They
work,
but the price isn't terribly different than the Europa Struts. Nice guarantee.
Regards,
Bud Yerly
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Subject: Europa-List: Re: EUROPA XS GAS STRUTS
Thanks Jon.
Ordered!
It'll save my head, fingers, shoulder and passengers from nasty surprises.
JonSmith wrote:
> Looks like the part number is GS86991. When you put it in their
> search box it comes up with this;
>
> http://www.sgs-engineering.com/nl5265-europa-aircraft-gas-strut
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