[Spridgets] Bugeye bonnet supports

[Peter Caldwell]

At 12:30 PM 1/30/2009, Peter Caldwell wrote:
>At 12:23 PM 1/30/2009, David Lieb wrote:
>>>      Divide by 2, as you would likely have 2 supports, and 40-50 
>>> lbs should do.  But, I'm not an engineer. And lifting will be 
>>> different, but that is the weight you have to support to keep it open.
>>
>>I have a small camper with a gas strut to facilitate opening the 
>>storage area. It is a "locking strut" similar to what someone 
>>mentioned earlier with a plastic piece that snaps into place when 
>>fully open. Pushing the side of said plastic piece releases it, 
>>allowing it to close. As such, the strut itself is NOT strong 
>>enough to lift the lid OR to hold it open. Nor
>>do I think that I would want the struts on a Bugeye bonnet to be 
>>strong enough to lift it or hold it open. It would be nice to have 
>>as pair with the correct amount of travel (or a bit more?), but I 
>>would not want to
>>be under the bonnet when they got tired... hence the locking function.
>>David Lieb
>====
>Likewise I would  <edit>  NOT  <endedit> want to have to reach under 
>the bonnet, supporting with my head while I undo the plastic 
>dinguses. As it is with stock supports, you lift up on the bonnet to 
>release them. If the struts would do that, fine.
>
>Peter _______________________________________________