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Old 03-19-2011, 01:10 PM
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Default Re: D8R +463 in 1/5,6

Steve, maybee it´s time to finish that D6, but at least some photo´s!
Joe, the locking gas springs works like this:
-push the pin in, keep it in and at same time push rod into cylinder
-put on all track
-push the pin again and rod/front bogie assembly will go out and tighten track with 40kg pressure (or whatever pressure specified)
-now the gas cylinder will act like all others, working like a spring
-if you have to tighten track, just push the pin and slack will disapear
Problem could be if front part of track side is pushed in and turning at same time. Guess that 1:1 has that problem to.
Did not mention that there will be a screw in main track frame going into a long hole in recoil cylinder (in the gray part of it) to keep it from turning around.
Supplier is a german company called Hahn, google on hahn gas federn, change to english. Here´s a pic on my choise, they have both smaller and bigger ones.

Dan
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