[SEL] Need Spring Help

[Curt]

Bill,
I failed to mention that I was writing about compression springs and 
that the k-rate in those examples was compressive k-rate.
Tension springs, such as old style screen door springs are tension 
springs. You measure the tensile k-rate almost the same way, except you 
hang a weight on the spring, and measure the total stretch and divide 
that into the known weight.
Torsion springs and involute springs are a whole 'nuther ballgame......
Curt

BillMil357 at aol.com wrote:

>Hey Curt,
> 
>You the Man, I am 77 years old and I have never known how to determine  the 
>tension (I don't know if that is the right word)  of a  spring, this will be 
>printed out and put in my files. Tell Missy and Devin I  said Hey.
> 
>Thanks,
> 
>Bill Miller
>Memphis, TN.
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