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15-09-2013
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Spring Compression
I have posted this on the general chat but thought I would post here as well.
Can someone tell me if there is a cheap device that can be used to measure the compression of springs. I have accumulated a number of sets and either they just have colours but I do not know the manufacture or they are completely unmarked. Seems a shame not to use them again but I need to know what they are. 
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15-09-2013
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Hi. I don,t have time to explain how right now but you can use a pocket fishing scale and by rigging it up correctly and compressing the springs to the same size using the scale to pull say 50% compression and take the readings off the scales.
Dave.
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CAT L1 B6.1D Dex 210 FTX Vantage Cen FF.NT
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16-09-2013
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I have used kitchen scales, zero the scale with the spring on the balance then press down on it about halfway or so. You need to make sure you are compressing the same amount and test some springs you know the rating of. Compress them until you get the same value as they are rated at. You can then compress the spring you don't know to that amount and read off the value.
There is quite a lot of science to doing it correctly but this is a pretty rough and ready way.
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