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kearney
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 Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:20 pm Post subject: Door Operation |
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Hi
I have been meaning to post this question for months but kept forgetting.
Here goes - when I unlatch one of my doors, the strut pushes the door open on its own. The other door needs to be opened a couple of inches before the strut opens it the rest of the way.
What is the "proper" way for the door to open - unlatch and it goes up by itself or unlatch and push open before the strut takes over.
Inquiring minds need to know
Les
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jesse(at)saintaviation.co
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| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:35 pm Post subject: Door Operation |
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I don't know what the manual says, but I think it's really a matter of preference. I personally like to be able to unlock the doors and have them stay down unless I open them up a couple of inches, but I don't like to have to finish pushing them up because they don't open all the way. I like to be able to crack them in the hangar without them opening all the way so some air can get in and keep it cool but so all of the bugs in Florida don't automatically fly in.
In your situation, personally, I would go with the 2nd door mentioned, that opens all the way after I push it out a couple of inches.
To each his own.
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Jesse Saint
Saint Aviation, Inc.
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On Oct 4, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Les Kearney wrote:
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Hi
I have been meaning to post this question for months but kept forgetting.
Here goes - when I unlatch one of my doors, the strut pushes the door open on its own. The other door needs to be opened a couple of inches before the strut opens it the rest of the way.
What is the "proper" way for the door to open - unlatch and it goes up by itself or unlatch and push open before the strut takes over.
Inquiring minds need to know
Les
#40643
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kearney
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| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:52 pm Post subject: Door Operation |
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Jesse
I am not sure I will have a choice. In the case of the doors, I believe that the strut geometry has a big impact. In my case that is set. I also think that the amount of pressure / compression on the door seals at the top of the door servers to "push" one door a bit more open than the other. This causes it to open "auto magically" while the other needs a bit of a prod.
That being said, once they start to open, they will open all the way without any further encouragement.
Cheers
les
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Subject: Re: Door Operation
I don't know what the manual says, but I think it's really a matter of preference. I personally like to be able to unlock the doors and have them stay down unless I open them up a couple of inches, but I don't like to have to finish pushing them up because they don't open all the way. I like to be able to crack them in the hangar without them opening all the way so some air can get in and keep it cool but so all of the bugs in Florida don't automatically fly in.
In your situation, personally, I would go with the 2nd door mentioned, that opens all the way after I push it out a couple of inches.
To each his own.
do not archive
Jesse Saint
Saint Aviation, Inc.
jesse(at)saintaviation.com (jesse(at)saintaviation.com)
C: 352-427-0285
F: 815-377-3694
On Oct 4, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Les Kearney wrote:
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Hi
I have been meaning to post this question for months but kept forgetting.
Here goes - when I unlatch one of my doors, the strut pushes the door open on its own. The other door needs to be opened a couple of inches before the strut opens it the rest of the way.
What is the "proper" way for the door to open - unlatch and it goes up by itself or unlatch and push open before the strut takes over.
Inquiring minds need to know
Les
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Dick Sipp
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| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:04 pm Post subject: Door Operation |
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I think it also depends a lot on the weight of the door after interior finishing and the age of the struts.
Early before the interior, the struts were just about right assisting the opening.
Now after interior and 300 hours they need "help" opening the door and just barely keep it open.
Others on the list have said Van has a higher pressure "HD" version which I will probably try.
Dick Sipp
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