Lion tender springs

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    michael chalmers
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      #148592
      michael chalmers
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        @michaelchalmers19148

        looking for a starting point for spring length and wire diameter for Lion tender compression spring.

        Thanks

        #148600
        Ady1
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          No 2792 for the 5in gauge titfield thunderbolt

          "The springs can be wound up from 18-gauge tinned steel wire"

          There are 10 turns on the 1/8 pin in the drawing

          #148603
          Ady1
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            No 2789 for the 3 1/2"

            "Each box can then be
            fitted to the horns, and marked, so that
            it can be replaced correctly at any future
            time. The springs are wound up from
            20-gauge tinned steel wire, a job I
            have described many times; they should
            just start to compress when the box is
            at the bottom of the hornslot. Final
            adjustment can be made under load.
            – (Continued on page 544).

            Edited By Ady1 on 01/04/2014 10:56:27

            #148636
            michael chalmers
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              @michaelchalmers19148

              Ady1

              Many thanks for the info, have found a length of spring which i can cut.

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