Providing you have done Mod 66>
I had LST struts in Canada make me replacements for my customers in case Eu
ropa couldn=92t supply replacements.
The struts are 110-300mm with 25 newton pressure for me and my customers.
None of my customers have mechanical door openers or extra latches but do h
ave door locks, vent windows and the like making the doors heavier.
Heavy doors (big pull handles, door locks, extra latches small vent door in
the window), I prefer 25 newtons.
Light doors pressure is a minimum of 20 newtons. Most of my clients prefer
the 25 newtons, even for the light doors, as the wind doesn=92t blow the d
oors closed.
Expect gas spring struts to last about 10 years before they start to sag.
Get them pumped up at 10 years and go fly.
I=92m out of the shop this morning but I still have a couple struts in stoc
k. If the pressure drops on these LST shocks, I send them back to the man
ufacturer via post and get them refurbished. Cheap insurance.
I also keep a spare set.
As for options: I prefer the locking metal strut end for the 8 mm ball.
If you have a shop down under that services struts don=92t go past 25 newto
ns on the Europa strut or a 25 year old strut or you may blow it out.
If you go to an auto-parts store to replace your struts, be sure they fit e
xactly or move your posts as the Europa is not a real common size. Too sho
rt and the door doesn=92t open wide enough. Too long and the door doesn=92
t close.
If you haven=92t moved your struts to the Mod 66 position, it is highly rec
ommended.
Just my experience.
Bud Yerly
Custom Flight Creations
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com <owner-europa-list-server@matr
onics.com> On Behalf Of macstar1224@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2023 4:23 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Canopy gas strut Specifications
Anyone know the specifications of the Canopy gas struts?
In particular their pressure rating.
I need to replace both.
Ian McClelland
15 Harvard Road
Burleigh
Blenheim 7201
NewZealand
027 389 2173
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