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From our base in Leicester, UK, we design and manufacture quality-engineered solutions in motion control.
At Camloc, we are more than just a manufacturer of Gas Springs and Dampers.
We’re here to answer all your questions around the correct application of gas struts and dampers. From key terminology, an introduction to gas struts and our series of how to videos, to selecting the right product, sizing, customisation and our range of FAQs, our Help Centre contains all of the information you’re looking for. You can also ask an expert through our adjacent contact form, with our designers and engineers on-hand to answer questions specific to your product or application.
Click here to download and complete our Gas Spring Sizing Form or here to download our Gas Spring Application Enquiry Form and submit either when completing our Ask The Expert form to help our designers and engineers with your query.
Unused Stroke
Camloc’s preference when positioning is to allow 10mm of unused stroke. The reason for this is to allow for the stack up of manufacturing tolerances in the application and prevent the gas spring from bottoming out before the lid is fully closed.
Preventing Instant Lift
Positioning the moving mounting point so that it creates an over-centre condition when the lid is closed will aid in reducing instant opening of the lid.
The images below show examples of spring positions that will lead to instant lift (on the left) and one that is over-centre and will reduce the potential of instant lift (on the right).
Reducing Handling Forces
To help reduce handling forces, the following strategies can be used:
For more technical information on mounting and other commonly asked queries, head over to our whitepapers section. For information on our product range, please visit our Products Page.
From our base in Leicester, UK, we design and manufacture quality-engineered solutions in motion control.
At Camloc, we are more than just a manufacturer of Gas Springs and Dampers.
